Myrrha
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Myrrha, also known as Smyrna, is the mother of Adonis in Greek mythology. She was transformed into a myrrh tree after having coitus with her father, and gave birth — in tree form — to Adonis. Although
Roman fresco of Myrrha from a villa at Tor Marancia, Rome.
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
Myrrh
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Myrrh is a gum-resin extracted from a few small, thorny tree species of the Commiphora genus, belonging to the Burseraceae family.
Myrrha
…Mýrrha), also known as Smyrna (Ancient Greek: Σμύρνα, romanized: Smýrna), is the mother of Adonis in Greek mythology. She was transformed into a myrrh tree after having coitus with her father, and gave birth — in tree form — to Adonis. Although the tale of Adonis has Semitic roots, it is uncertain…
Commiphora myrrha tree, one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested
Commiphora gileadensis (listed as "Balsamodendron ehrenbergianum")
An old bottle of Tincture of Myrrh
Gerard van Honthorst Adoration of the Shepherds