Daphne Athas (born November 19, 1923) is an American author, best known for the 1971 novel Entering Ephesus, which was included on Time Magazine's Ten Best Fiction List in 1971.
Her other books include The Weather of the Heart, The Fourth World, and Greece by Prejudice.
Athas is the recipient of the Sir Raleigh Award and the University of North Carolina's Lifetime Mentor Award.