Mistress

Mistress may refer to:

• Mistress (lover), a woman, other than the spouse, with whom a married individual has a continuing sexual relationship
• Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a "schoolmarm"). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see schoolmaster
• A dominatrix in BDSM

Title or form of address

• Mistress (form of address), an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household
• Mrs, original abbreviation
• Mistress (college), a female head of a college
  • List of Mistresses of Girton College, Cambridge
• Mistress of the Robes, the senior lady of the British Royal Household

Ancient religions

• Mistress of the house of life, a title of the Egyptian goddess Isis
• Mistress of the west. The Egyptian goddess Hathor
• Mistress of the temple,the Egyptian Goddess of the underworld Nepthys.
• Mistress of the labyrinth, the lady of the labyrinth, in the palace of Knossos (Creta)
• Mistress of the house ( Greek, "Despoina"),a title applied to the Greek goddess Persephone,but also to the goddesses Demeter and Hecate.
• Mistress of the animals (Greek "potnia theron"), a title applied to the Greek goddess Artemis.
• Mistress (Greek ("potnia"),a title applied to the Greek goddesses Demeter, Persephone and Athena.

Culture

• Mistress (band), a sludge metal/grindcore band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
• Mistress (1992 film)
• Mistress (1987 film) starring Don Murray
• Mistresses (2008 TV series)
  • List of Mistresses episodes, an episode guide for the series
• Mistresses (2009 TV series)