English Dictionary

Myrrha

固有名詞

ギリシャ語

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, who tricks her father into having sexual intercourse with her and escapes the king's wrath by being transformed into a myrrh tree, later giving birth to Adonis.

日本語の意味

ギリシャ神話に登場する人物で、キプロスの王シニラスの娘。彼女は父親を欺いて性的関係に持ち込み、その後、怒りを買う父親から逃れるためにミルラ樹に変身し、後にアドニスを産む伝説上の女性。

Myrrha, who in Greek mythology tricked her father Cinyras into sleeping with her and was transformed into a myrrh tree that later gave birth to Adonis, remains a disturbing and tragic figure.

ギリシャ神話で父王を騙して関係を持たせ、没薬の木に変えられて後にアドニスを生んだ娘は、衝撃的で悲劇的な人物として記憶されている。

意味（1）

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, who tricks her father into having sexual intercourse with her and escapes the king's wrath by being transformed into a myrrh tree, later giving birth to Adonis.

Byblis lies motionless in mute desperation and her transformation is told only briefly, whereas Myrrha herself asks for her metamorphosis, gives a speech (10.483-7), and Ovid leads us step by step through her transformation (10.489-502).