Eucharis
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Eucharis may refer to:
- The ammonite Trimarginites eucharis (d'Orbigny, 1847)
- The asteroid 181 Eucharis
- The ballet Euthyme et Eucharis by the ballet master Georges Jean Noverre, 1775)
- The beetle Neocolpodes eucharis
- The butterfly Delias eucharis Drury, 1773)
- A character in:
- * the novel Roman Death by Joan O'Hagan, Doubleday, 1988
- * the German play Sappho A tragedy in five acts by Franz Grillparzer
- The ctenophore Eucharis multicornis
- The gastropod Triphora eucharis
- The hymenoptera Eucharis adscendens (Fabricius, 1787)
- The moth Pieris eucharis
- Eucharis (fiction), a nymph from a fictional adaption of Greek mythology.
- Eucharis (plant)
- The poems:
- * Eucharis by Reginald F. Statham
- * PORTRAIT D'EUCHARIS by Antoine Bertin
- The Onychphora Akinothele eucharis (Reid, 1996)
- The Trilobite Nevadella eucharis (Walcott, 1913)
Etymology
The primary meaning of the word Eucharis comes from the Greek kharisma, meaning grace or charm . There may also be a connotation of granting sexual favors (from the verb charizein).
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