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

• Bernice (disambiguation)