Berenice (disambiguation)
Berenice is a feminine name.
Berenice may also refer to:
Places
- Berenice, ancient Greek name for Benghazi (in Libya); still used at times as Catholic titular episcopal see
- Berenike (Epirus), ancient Greek city in Epirus
- 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
Arts and entertainment
- Berenice, an Italian opera by George Frideric Händel, based upon the life of Cleopatra Berenice, daughter of Pharaoh Ptolemy IX
- "Berenice" (short story), by Edgar Allan Poe
- Berenice (play), French tragedy by Jean Racine about the departure of the Judean queen Bérénice from Rome by command of Emperor Titus on his ascent to the throne
- Bérénice, a French opera by Albéric Magnard after Racine's tragedy
Other uses
- 653 Berenike, an asteroid
- Berenice (plant), a plant belonging to the Campanulaceae family
- Berenice (rocket), a series of French experimental rockets
See also
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