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Myrsine (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Myrsine is an Attic girl who won the favour of Athena thanks to her impressive athletic achievements and her beauty, and the envy of the other Atticans for the same reason. Her brief tale survives in the Geoponica, a Byzantine Greek collection of agricultural lore, compiled during the tenth century in Constantinople for the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

Etymology
The Ancient Greek word (myrsínē) means 'myrtle'. Other spellings and forms include (myrrhínē), masc. (mýrrhinos) for the plant overall and myrtle wreaths, while the berry is (mýrton) or (myrtís). Robert Beekes suggested a pre-Greek origin due to the myrt-/myrs- variation. == Mythology ==
Mythology
The Attican maiden Myrsine surpassed all girls in beauty and all boys in strength, winning herself the favour of Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom and patron-goddess of Attica. She excelled in both the ring and the race, beating all of her opponents. Many of her fellow athletes were envious and grew resentful, so they murdered her. But Athena took pity in her favourite, and turned the dead girl into a myrtle, which was 'not less acceptable to Athena than the olive tree'. == Connections ==
Connections
A similar, almost word-for-word, story was also told about another maiden, Elaea, who was changed into an olive tree. The myrtle was also seen as Aphrodite's sacred plant, and she too had a story connecting her to it. == See also ==
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