Narcissus may refer to:

Biology

* ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others

People

Narcissus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Narcissus (; ) is a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Karaburun, Mimas or modern-day Karaburun, İzmir Province, Izmir), known for his beauty which was noticed by all. According to the best-known version of the ...

, Greek mythological character *

Narcissus (wrestler) Narcissus (born 2nd century A.D.) was a Roman athlete,Cassius Dio, ''Roman History'', Book LXXII, pg. 117.Lampridius, ''Historia Augusta.'' "Life of Commodus," pg. 306. likely a wrestler,Herodian of Antioch, ''History of the Roman Empire from the ...

(2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus *

Tiberius Claudius Narcissus Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (died ) was one of the freedmen who formed the core of the imperial court under the Roman emperor Claudius. He is described as ''praepositus ab epistulis'' (in charge of correspondence). Life He reportedly had gr ...

(1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (disambiguation), several saints

Film

* ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * '' Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by Willard Maas *''

Black Narcissus ''Black Narcissus'' is a 1947 British psychological drama film jointly written, directed and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden. It stars Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, and Flora R ...

'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the '' Aliens'' film series

Music

* ''Narcissus'', a 2010 album by the Danish band Kellermensch * ''Narcissus'', a 2019 EP by South Korean boy group SF9 * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell * Narcissus (band) * ''Narcissus'', an opera by

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (13 January 1690 – 27 November 1749) was a German composer of the Baroque music, Baroque era. Biography Early life Stölzel was born in Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Grünstädtel in Saxony on 13 January 1690. His fath ...

* '' Écho et Narcisse'', an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck * "Narcissus", a song by Alanis Morissette on the 2002 album ''

Under Rug Swept ''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2002, and in the United States the following day by Mav ...

'' * "Narcissus", a 2019 single by Róisín Murphy later released on '' Róisín Machine'' * "Narcissus", a 2020 single by ''

Paris Paloma Paris Paloma (born 17 November 1999) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. She gained prominence through the single "Labour (song), Labour" (2023). Her debut album ''Cacophony (Paris Paloma album), Cacophony'' was released in 2024. Ear ...

Literature

* '' Echo and Narcissus'', a poem by Ovid * ''

Narcissus and Goldmund ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' (, ), also published in English as ''Death and the Lover'', is a novel written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' was considered ...

'', a novel by Hermann Hesse * ''

The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

'', a novel by Joseph Conrad

Other uses

* ''Narcissus'' (Caravaggio), a c. 1597–1599 painting by Caravaggio * ''Narcissus'' (Lemoyne), a 1728 painting by François Lemoyne * HMS ''Narcissus'', a name borne by six ships of the Royal Navy *

Operation Narcissus During World War II, Operation Narcissus was a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse on the southeast coast of Sicily Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island ...

, a military operation * Narcissus effect, a type of

stray light Stray light is light in an optical system which was not intended in the design. The light may be from the intended source, but follow paths other than intended, or it may be from a source other than that intended. This light will often set a worki ...