Myrrha
Birth of Adonis, an engraving by Bernard Picart, et al. for Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book X
Meaning
Proper Noun
- The daughter of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, who tricks her father into having sexual intercourse with her and escapes the king's wrath by being transformed into a myrrh tree, later giving birth to Adonis.
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Origin
- From Latin Myrrha, from Ancient Greek Μύρρα.
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