Myrrha
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Myrrha is a figure from Greek mythology known for her tragic, taboo love for her father Cinyras and as the mother of the beautiful youth Adonis.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| afterTransformation | continued pregnancy inside the tree ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Smyrna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metamorphoses by Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ writings of Hyginus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adonis myth
ⓘ
Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ myrrh resin ⓘ taboo desire ⓘ |
| birthOfAdonis | Adonis emerged from the myrrh tree ⓘ |
| category |
Incest in mythology
ⓘ
Metamorphoses into plants in mythology ⓘ Women in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfPunishment | her mother’s boast that Myrrha was more beautiful than Aphrodite ⓘ |
| child | Adonis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceived | Adonis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| drivenTo | incestuous desire for her father ⓘ |
| emotion |
remorse
ⓘ
shame ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Greek word for myrrh (μύρρα) ⓘ |
| familyLineage | descendant of Pygmalion in some traditions ⓘ |
| father | Cinyras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| helpedBy | her nurse ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the mother of Adonis
ⓘ
being transformed into a myrrh tree ⓘ incestuous love for her father Cinyras ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| linkedDeity |
Aphrodite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persephone (through Adonis’ later myth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySource | Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Cenchreis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | mother of a major beauty figure, Adonis ⓘ |
| origin | Cyprus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Aphrodite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithCinyras | deceived him into sleeping with her ⓘ |
| symbolism |
origin of myrrh resin
ⓘ
suffering and tears ⓘ |
| theme |
divine punishment
ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ |
| transformation | turned into a myrrh tree ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.