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👤 Smyrna (m. of Adonis)

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  • Information
    daughter of Cinyras or Theias
    Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771366
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/thRJJ84uQXSVb9=1gUsMDAl
    Gender
    Female
    Birth
    Birth is narrated
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    Daughter of
    👤 Theias king of the Assyrians👤 Cinyras (Cypriot I) father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or Cilicia👤 Oreithyia (m. of Smyrna) mother of Smyrna👤 Cenchreis (w. of Cinyras)
    Mother of
    👤 Adonis son of Smyrna
    Has children with
    👤 Theias king of the Assyrians👤 Cinyras (Cypriot I) father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or Cilicia
    Transformed into
    🏛️ the Myrrh Tree into which Smyrna is metamorphosed, from which Adonis is born, variously located
    Related entities
    👤 Adonis son of Smyrna👤 Theias king of the Assyrians👤 Aphrodite Olympian goddess👤 Hippolyte (n. of Smyrna) nurse of Smyrna who helps her have sex with father🏛️ the Myrrh Tree into which Smyrna is metamorphosed, from which Adonis is born, variously located🌍 Phoinicia region in the Levant👤 Cinyras (Cypriot I) father of Adonis, king in Lesbos or Cilicia🌍 Byblos (Phoinicia) city in Phoinicia👤 Oreithyia (m. of Smyrna) mother of Smyrna🌍 Mount Libanos (Syria) mountain in Syria👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Cenchreis (w. of Cinyras)👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance🌍 Arabia region in south-eastern Aegean🌍 Panchaia (island) unlocatable island in the Arabian Ocean or fantastic land near Arabia🌍 the Land of the Sabaians (S. Arabia) in southern Arabia
    Mentioned by
    📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.14.4📖 Lucian, The Dance 58📖 Ovid, Ibis 359-360📖 Ovid, Ibis 503-504📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 820-833📖 Pausanias 9.16.3-9.16.4📖 Antoninus Liberalis, Metamorphoses 34📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.298-10.367📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.446-10.518📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.368-10.445
    Mentioned in text
    Apollodoros, LibraryLucian, The DanceOvid, IbisLycophron, AlexandraPausaniasAntoninus Liberalis, MetamorphosesOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Panyassis, Heracleia
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 28 West
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa dei Dioscuri VI 9, 6.7, Pompeii (PALP r6-i9-p6-space-43)
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