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 adaptation 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)

[edit] Etymology

The primary meaning of the word Eucharis comes from the Greek kharisma, meaning grace or charm {the prefix "eu" denoting good or beautiful}. There may also be a connotation of granting sexual favors (from the verb charizein).