Myrrha

[ meer-uh ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a daughter of King Cinyras of Cyprus who had incestuous relations with her father and was changed into a myrrh tree by the gods. Their child, Adonis, was born from the split trunk of the tree.

Example Sentences

On the right is a woman fleeing from a man who pursues her, sword in hand; these represent Myrrha and her father Cinyras.

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He was the son of Myrrha, whose legend is the subject of several small groups.

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The last words of Myrrha on the funereal pyre are in good keeping with the grand conception of her character.

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I have taken the liberty of substituting Myrrha for this somewhat unmanageable word.

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Myrrha loved her father, but not as a daughter ought; and she now lies hid, overwhelmed by the bark 750 that grew over her.

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