Parthenope
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Parthenope may refer to:
- one of the SirenSirenIn Greek mythology, the Sirens were three dangerous mermaid like creatures, portrayed as seductresses who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island. Roman poets placed them on an island called Sirenum scopuli...
s in Greek mythology - in Greek mythology, the daughter of AncaeusAncaeusThe name Ancaeus or Ankaios is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. Both were among the Argonauts, and each met his death at the tusks of a boar. They are often confused with one another.-Ancaeus of Arcadia:...
, king of Samos, and Samia, daughter of Meander, the river-god. She was the mother of LycomedesLycomedesLycomedes , in Greek mythology, was the King of Scyros during the Trojan War.-Lycomedes and Achilles:Before the war, Thetis sent her son Achilles, disguised as a girl, to Lycomedes's court, as a prophecy had decreed that he would die at Troy. It was there that Achilles married Lycomedes' daughter...
. - a Greek settlement now part of the Italian city of Naples; see History of Naples
- the Parthenopaean RepublicParthenopaean RepublicThe Parthenopean Republic was a French-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, formed during the French Revolutionary Wars after King Ferdinand IV fled before advancing French troops...
, a short-lived republic established in Naples during the French Revolution, named for the ancient Greek settlement - Frances Parthenope VerneyFrances Parthenope VerneyFrances Parthenope Verney was an English writer and journalist.-Life:She was the daughter of William Edward Nightingale, and the elder sister of Florence Nightingale. She became the second wife of Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet Frances Parthenope Verney (19 April 1819 – 12 May 1890) was an...
, Parthenope Nightingale, the elder sister of Florence Nightingale and wife of Sir Harry Verney, named after her place of birth in Naples - PartenopePartenopePartenope is an opera by George Frideric Handel, first performed at the King's Theatre in London on 24 February 1730.-Background:...
, a 1730 opera by George Frideric Handel - Partenope (Zumaya)Partenope (Zumaya)Partenope is an opera in three acts by composer Manuel de Zumaya. Zumaya adapted the libretto himself from a Spanish translation of Silvio Stampiglia’s Italian libretto which was first set for performance in Naples during 1699 with music by Luigi Mancia...
, a 1711 opera by Manuel de Zumaya - 11 Parthenope11 Parthenope11 Parthenope is a large, bright main-belt asteroid.Parthenope was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on May 11, 1850, the second of his nine asteroid discoveries. It was named after one of the Sirens in Greek mythology, said to have founded the city of Naples...
, an asteroid
- Parthenope (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Parthenopidae
- Parthenope (fungus)Parthenope (fungus)Parthenope is a genus of fungi in the Helotiales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.-External links:*...
, a genus of fungi in the order Helotiales