In Greek mythology she was a Naiad of Boeotia. She was the daughter of one of the river gods of Phocida. She was raped by the river god Cephissus and from that union Narcissus was born. In botany it is the name of a genus of decorative plants in the family Asparagaceae. They are herbaceous, monocotyledonous and with tapered leaves. It is also the name of an asteroid (414).
