Cinyras

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Cinyras was the King of Cyprus and father of Myrrha. He unknowingly engaged in an incestuous relationship with his daughter after being deceived by her nurse during a festival in honour of Demeter. When he discovered his lover's true identity, he drew his sword to kill her.

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When

First attested: 100 BCE
Attested period: -100 – 120
Historical notes: The myth is retold in Ovid's Metamorphoses, written between 43 BC and AD 17/18.

Relationships

co occurs with: Cocytus, Baal, Aphrodite, Demeter, Inanna, Tammuz, Dumuzid, phoenixes, Alphesiboea
parent of: Adonis
consort of: Myrrha, Metharme
child of: Apollo

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“Pseudo-Apollodorus (Bibliotheke, 3.182) describes Adonis as the son of Cinyras, of Paphos on Cyprus, and Metharme.”
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“Hesychius calls him a son of Apollo, and Ovid makes him the father of Adonis.”
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