Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (4)

• Cinyras and the Clay Ships
  Trojan — Cypria / Cypriot king’s false contribution · Epic Cycle / handbook — Cinyras promises ships to Agamemnon; sends clay models
• Adonis: Aphrodite and the Boar
  Local and lesser — Cypriot / Levantine cult myth in Greek dress · Apollodorean (birth from Myrrha/Smyrna; Aphrodite; Persephone; boar death); Bion’s *Lament*
• Myrrha (Smyrna): Birth of Adonis from the Myrrh Tree
  Local and lesser — Cypriot / Near Eastern birth aetiology · Apollodorean birth notice thickened; Ovid-labeled full incest narrative
• Cinyras and Myrrha
  Local and lesser — Cypriot kingship / Adonis prelude · Apollodorean / Pindaric notices of Cinyras; Myrrha crime as household disaster

Places appearing with them

• Arabia
• Cyprus
• Greek cities
• Mount Helicon
• Myrrh tree
• Salamis
• Ships
• Underworld
• Wilds where Adonis hunts

Themes

• Birth
• Contest
• Hospitality
• Marriage
• Metamorphosis
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• War