Eucharis

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Eucharis may refer to:

Contents 1 Organisms 2 In the arts 3 Other 4 Etymology

[edit] Organisms

• Eucharis (ant), a genus of ants
• Eucharis (plant), a genus of monocotyledons
• a lapsus for the bee genus Epicharis
• an invalid name for the bivalves genus Basterotia
• an invalid name for the ctenophore genus Cabira
• The ammonite Trimarginites eucharis
• The beetle Neocolpodes eucharis
• The butterfly Delias eucharis
• The gastropod Triphora eucharis
• The velvet worm Akinothele eucharis
• The trilobite Nevadella eucharis

[edit] In the arts

• The ballet Euthyme et Eucharis by the ballet master Georges Jean Noverre, 1775)
• 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
• Eucharis (fiction), a nymph from a fictional adaptation of Greek mythology.
• The poems:
  • Eucharis by Reginald F. Statham
  • PORTRAIT D'EUCHARIS by Antoine Bertin

[edit] Other

• The asteroid 181 Eucharis

[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).