myrrhas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →myrrha, myrrhae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
myrrh (aromatic gum/ointment); tree source of myrrh (Commiphora schimperi);
acc. pl.
Examples
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...aptate meis resonetque malis aspera Trachin. Cypria lacrimas Myrrha tuetur, raptum coniunx Ceyca gemit, sibi Tantalis est facta..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...arbor. ipse negat nocuisse tibi sua tela Cupido, Myrrha, facesque suas a crimine vindicat isto; stipite te Stygio..."Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...amore Arsit et est laqueo fortiter ulta nefas? Myrrha patrem, sed non qua filia debet, amavit, Et nunc..."