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Greek Mythology > People, Places, & Things > Zmyrna
The mother of Adonis and daughter of the mythical king of the island of Cyprus, Kinyras (Cinyras).
Zmyrna was the mother of Adonis by the unnatural union with her father; she had dishonored Aphrodite (goddess of Love) and the goddess had her revenge by causing Zmyrna’s father to seduce her; Adonis was the result of that union; when Kinyras came to his senses he intended to kill Zmyrna but the Immortals intervened and turned the disgraced girl into a myrrh tree.
Her name is also rendered as Myrrha.
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