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What are tears of myrrh?

By Chelsie Vandaveer

March 1, 2002

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Smyrna was the ancient Greek name for the myrrh tree, but she was not always a tree. According to the Greek poet, Panyasis, Smyrna was the daughter of King Theias of Assyria. The queen bragged of her daughter's beauty, declaring Smyrna more beautiful than Aphrodite. As Smyrna grew up, she neglected the worship of Aphrodite and failed to pay
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Aphrodite was enraged that Smyrna should think herself too beautiful to worship the goddess of love. She cursed Smyrna with an unnatural love for her father and enlisted the Furies to excite the passion. With the assistance of a household slave, Smyrna deceived her father and crept into his bed.

When King Theias discovered his daughter's crime, he sentenced her to death. Smyrna fled the city with the king's soldiers and dogs in pursuit. Smyrna prayed for forgiveness and begged the gods to make her invisible. When she reached the edge of a forest, Smyrna became a twisted myrrh tree.

One day, King Theias was out hunting. Still angry with his daughter, he struck a tree with his sword. The blow split the trunk, killing Smyrna and freeing her baby Adonis.

The Naiads came to take the boy and care for the dying tree. Smyrna cried tears of fragrant sap knowing she'd never see her child grow. The Naiads used the tears of myrrh to anoint the child. The myrrh blessed Adonis with great beauty, so great that even Aphrodite fell in love with him.

"MYRRH AND FRANKINCENSE" by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon is an informative article on myrrh and frankincense. To view a photograph of a myrrh tree and to learn more, click on the link:

http://www.itmonline.org/arts/myrrh.htm

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The Gift of Kings

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Though many people know of the legendary gifts of the Magi, few have experienced the extraordinary scent of frankincense and myrrh.

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The Holy Family receives the visit of the Three Wise Kings, who bring gifts of gold, myrrh, and frankincense. The scene evokes loving devotion as Roxana Fajardo expertly details each statuette. They are plated with fine silver featuring burnished accents that make them appear like antique treasures.

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I received this beautiful piece of work- "Amethyst necklace, 'Tribute to Love'" via Fedex today. It was well packed in a custom gift box and even had a post card of Bali. It took about 10 days from order to delivery. My wife loves her new necklace and is already making plans of when to ware it, etc. The quality of work is excellent. I would like to thank Yuli for her "Tribute to love". Hope you continue to bring out new designs. Regards, SR.
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Previously known only from fossil records, it was presumed extinct until a single tree was found in the Wollemi National Park, Australia, in 1994. Subsequent research discovered 100 adult trees that have survived in a single canyon in this wild and rugged area. Click here to view canyon, trees and fossil record.

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