Eucharis may refer to:

Organisms

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Eucharis (plant) ''Urceolina'' is a genus of South American plants in the Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru. It has also been introduced to many South and Central American states ...

'', a genus of monocotyledons * '' Eucharis (wasp)'', type genus of the family

Eucharitidae The Eucharitidae are a family of parasitic wasps. Eucharitid wasps are members of the superfamily Chalcidoidea and consist of four subfamilies: Akapalinae, Eucharitinae, Gollumiellinae, and Oraseminae. Most of the 42 genera and >400 species o ...

* an invalid name for the bivalve genus '' Basterotia'' * an invalid name for the

ctenophore Ctenophora (; : ctenophore ) is a phylum of marine invertebrates, commonly known as comb jellies, that inhabit sea waters worldwide. They are notable for the groups of cilia they use for swimming (commonly referred to as "combs"), and they ar ...

genus ''

Leucothea In Greek mythology, Leucothea (; ), sometimes also called Leucothoe (), was a Water deity, sea goddess. Myths surrounding Leucothea typically concern her original identity, either as Ino (Greek mythology), Ino or Halia of Rhodes, Halia, and her t ...

'' ;species * the

ammonite Ammonoids are extinct, (typically) coiled-shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea. They are more closely related to living octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish (which comprise the clade Coleoidea) than they are to nautiluses (family N ...

'' Trimarginites eucharis'' * the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

'' Neocolpodes eucharis'' * the butterfly '' Delias eucharis'' * the

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

'' Triphora eucharis'' * the

velvet worm Onychophora (from , , "claws"; and , , "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, '' Peripatus''), is a phylum of e ...

'' Akinothele eucharis'' * the

trilobite Trilobites (; meaning "three-lobed entities") are extinction, extinct marine arthropods that form the class (biology), class Trilobita. One of the earliest groups of arthropods to appear in the fossil record, trilobites were among the most succ ...

'' Nevadella eucharis''

In the arts

* The ballet '' Euthyme et Eucharis'', by Georges Jean Noverre, 1775 *

Eucharis (fiction) Eucharis, who does not appear in Greek mythology, was one of the nymph Calypso's attendants in Fénelon's novel ''Les Aventures de Télémaque'' (1699), a modern prose epic which incorporates Homeric themes. In the novel, Telemachus is shipwre ...

, a nymph from a fictional adaptation of Greek mythology * ''Eucharis'', a poem by Reginald F. Statham * "Portrait D'Eucharis", a poem by Antoine Bertin * A character in: ** The novel ''Roman Death'' by Joan O'Hagan, 1988 ** The German play ''Sappho: A Tragedy in Five Acts'' by

Franz Grillparzer Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who was considered to be the leading Austrian dramatist of the 19th century. His plays were and are frequently performed at the Burgtheater in Vienna. He ...

** A Eucharis is mentioned briefly by Ennio Quirini VISCONTI, in Iconographie Grèque (1809) as being an emancipated actress performing in Greek plays at Rome during the first century AD (p.320, Vol 1). There is debate over when she lived. She died young, perhaps only 14 years old. Some lyrics and poems attest to her charm and talent.

Other uses

Saint Walpurga Walpurga or Walburga (; ; ; 71025 February 777 or 779) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Walpurgis Night, Saint Walpurgis Night (or "Sankt Walpurgisnacht") is the name fo ...

, also known as Eucharis * The asteroid

181 Eucharis 181 Eucharis is a large, slowly rotating main-belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Pablo Cottenot on February 2, 1878, from Marseille Observatory. It was his only asteroid discovery. This object was named after Eucharis, a ...

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