Myrrha

[ meer-uh ]

/ ˈmɪər ə /

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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.

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Also called Smyrna.

Words nearby Myrrha

Myrmidon, Myrna, myrobalan, myron, myrrh, Myrrha, myrtaceous, myrtle, Myrtle Beach, myrtle family, myrtle warbler

How to use Myrrha in a sentence

On the right is a woman fleeing from a man who pursues her, sword in hand; these represent Myrrha and her father Cinyras.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
He was the son of Myrrha, whose legend is the subject of several small groups.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
The last words of Myrrha on the funereal pyre are in good keeping with the grand conception of her character.
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
I have taken the liberty of substituting Myrrha for this somewhat unmanageable word.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series|John Addington Symonds

Myrrha loved her father, but not as a daughter ought; and she now lies hid, overwhelmed by the bark 750 that grew over her.
Ars Amatoria, or The Art Of Love|Ovid