Berenice (disambiguation)

Berenice is a feminine name.

Berenice may also refer to:

People

• Berenice I of Egypt, mother of Magas of Cyrene and wife of Ptolemy I of Egypt
• Berenice (Seleucid queen), daughter of Ptolemy II of Egypt and wife of Seleucid monarch Antiochus II Theos
• Berenice II of Egypt (267–221 BC), daughter of Magas of Cyrene, wife of Ptolemy III of Egypt and traditional namesake of the constellation Coma Berenices
• Berenice III of Egypt (120–80 BC), daughter of Ptolemy IX of Egypt, wife Ptolemy X of Egypt and Ptolemy XI of Egypt
• Berenice IV of Egypt (77–55 BC), daughter of Ptolemy XII of Egypt and elder sister of Cleopatra VII
• Berenice (daughter of Salome), sister of Herod the Great
• Berenice (daughter of Herod Agrippa I), or Julia Berenice, sister of Herod Agrippa II
• Berenice (daughter of Mariamne), granddaughter of Herod Agrippa I
• Saint Berenice, or Saint Veronica

Places

• Berenice, the ancient Greek name for Benghazi, Libya
• Berenice Troglodytica, now known as Medinet-el Haras, an ancient seaport of Egypt
• Berenice Panchrysos, an ancient port city of Egypt, near Sabae
• Berenice Epideires, near the mouth of the Red Sea, in modern-day Djibouti
• Berenike (Epirus), ancient Greek city in Epirus

Works of authorship

• Bérénice, a tragic play by Jean Racine
• "Berenice" (short story), by Edgar Allan Poe
• Berenice (opera), by George Frideric Händel
• Bérénice, an opera by Albéric Magnard

Other uses

• Berenice (rocket), a series of French experimental rockets
• Berenice (plant), a plant belonging to the Campanulaceae family
• Coma Berenices, a constellation

See also

• 653 Berenike, an asteroid
• Bernice (disambiguation)