Parthenope

Parthenope (Παρθενόπη) may refer to:

• Parthenope, one of the Sirens in Greek mythology
• in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ancaeus, king of Samos, and Samia, daughter of Meander, the river-god. She was the mother of Lycomedes.
• a Greek settlement now part of the Italian city of Naples; see History of Naples
• the Parthenopaean Republic, a short-lived republic established in Naples during the French Revolution, named for the ancient Greek settlement
• Frances Parthenope Verney, Parthenope Nightingale, the elder sister of Florence Nightingale and wife of Sir Harry Verney, named after her place of birth in Naples
• Partenope, a 1730 opera by George Frideric Handel
• Partenope (Zumaya), a 1711 opera by Manuel de Zumaya
• 11 Parthenope, an asteroid

• Parthenope (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Parthenopidae
• Parthenope (fungus), a genus of fungi in the order Helotiales
• Partenopei, nickname of Italian football club S.S.C. Napoli