Myrrha

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    myrrh archaic, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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. Greek

    "Byblis lies motionless in mute desperation and her transformation is told only briefly, whereas Myrrha herself asks for her metamorphosis, gives a speech (10.483-7), and Ovid leads us step by step through her transformation (10.489-502)."

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smyrnasmyrna

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"Byblis lies motionless in mute desperation and her transformation is told only briefly, whereas Myrrha herself asks for her metamorphosis, gives a speech (10.483-7), and Ovid leads us step by step through her transformation (10.489-502)."

Etymology

From Latin Myrrha, from Ancient Greek Μύρρα (Múrrha).

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