Daphne

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[edit] Art

  • Dafne is the name of an opera by Jacopo Peri (1597), no longer existant, and is considered to be the first opera ever composed.
  • Daphne is also the title of an opera by Richard Strauss based on the myth of the nymph Daphne.
  • Daphne Descends is a song on the Smashing Pumpkins' Adore album.
  • Daphne is a song on several Django Reinhardt albums, such as Djangology. The song was originally written in 1938.

[edit] Sciences

  • Daphne is also a genus of shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries.
  • 41 Daphne is the name of an asteroid.
  • DAΦNE is a nuclear physics experiment in Frascati, Italy.
  • DAPHNE is an emulator of Laserdisc Arcade Games.

[edit] Geography

[edit] Fiction

  • Daphne Blake is a character in the television cartoon Scooby-Doo.
  • Daphne Broon is a character in the Scottish cartoon strip The Broons.
  • Daphne Moon is a character in the Emmy Award Winning Show Frasier.
  • Daphne is the name of a tree that is important in finding Maia Mizuki's lost memories, in the anime Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (2004)

[edit] Other

  • SS Daphne was a ship which sank disastrously in 1883.
  • "Daphne II" is a European Community program based on the decission 803/2004/CE from the European Parliament, to prevent and fight violence against women and children and protect the victims and risk groups; It states a common position and strategy from the representatives of the european citizenship.
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