'myrtle') is a minor mythological figure, a young priestess connected to myrtle and Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love.
Valid spellings of the ancient Greek word for 'myrtle' include μυρσίνη (myrsínē), or μυρρίνη (myrrhínē),[2] masc.
Myrina was an exceedingly beautiful maiden who was kidnapped by robbers and held in a cave while they committed their robberies, but she managed to escape and return to her home.
[10] When he returned successful, he asked for a reward, and the people of the town allowed him to take Myrene to wife, in spite of her being a priestess.
[5][12][13] The myrtle, which grows by the sea and was seen as appropriate for feminine necessities,[10] was one of the most commons symbols and sacred plants connected to Aphrodite due to its link with her myths and stories,[14] while 'Myrtia' (meaning "she of the myrtle") was one of Aphrodite's many cult titles,[15] as was 'Murcia', meaning the same thing, for her Roman counterpart, the goddess Venus.