Myrrha, also known as Smyrna, is the mother of Adonis in Greek mythology. She was transformed into a myrrh tree after having intercourse with her father, and gave birth to Adonis in tree form. Although the tale of Adonis has Semitic roots, it is uncertain where the myth of Myrrha emerged from, though it was probably from Cyprus.
Marcantonio Franceschini - The Birth of Adonis, 1690
A possible route for the Myrrha myth's spread: the red is certain, the orange uncertain.
Virgil Solis – Myrrha and Cinyras
Myrrha's flight from her father
In Greek mythology, Adonis was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone, who was famous for having achieved immortality. He was widely considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity.
The Adonis Uffizi, made from pentelic marble, 2nd century BC, currently held in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Antique fresco in Pompeii depicting Adonis, Cupid, and Venus
Fragment of an Attic red-figure wedding vase (c. 430–420 BC), showing women climbing ladders up to the roofs of their houses carrying "gardens of Adonis"
Attic red-figure aryballos painting by Aison (c. 410 BC) showing Adonis consorting with Aphrodite