Myrrha: Meaning and Definition of

Myr•rha

Pronunciation: (mēr'u), [key]
— n.
  1. 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
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