Myrrha

[ meer-uh ]

/ ˈmɪər ə /

noun

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.

Also called Smyrna.

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Examples from the Web for myrrha

They are said to have been brought from the city of Myrrha in Lycia, in the year 1097.
Foot-prints of Travel|Maturin M. Ballou
She wavered continually between hope of restoring Myrrha to health and despair at losing her.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski
Arsino leaned towards her, but Myrrha was too weak to kiss her, although she tried to do so.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski
But every time he went into Myrrha's quiet little cell he would become aware that another side of life also lay open to him.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski

On returning to the house, Arsino quickly undressed Myrrha and put her to bed, still in a dead faint.
The Death of the Gods|Dmitri Mrejkowski