tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post3993051030679773816..comments2024-03-28T10:37:38.851-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: THE MYRTLE - MYRTUS COMMUNISIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-71381841002673562072020-06-14T01:44:44.161-11:002020-06-14T01:44:44.161-11:00Thank you for the comment. In Greek, Μύρρα (Myrrha...Thank you for the comment. In Greek, Μύρρα (Myrrha), Σμύρνα (Smyrna), Μυρσίνη (Myrsine) and Μυρτιά (Myrtia) were often confused in regards to the precise plant they referred to, especially by people who were not familiar with the exotic myrrh and were familiar with the common myrtle growing widely in their homeland. In the Eastern cults of Aphrodite, myrrh was dedicated to the goddess and was often used as an aromatic resin in her temples (as testified by Empedocles). In the West, the commoner myrtle was substituted and became one of Aphrodite's symbols.<br /><br />The Ukrainian myrtle crowns are referred to here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_wedding_traditions<br />I suspect that myrtle as an introduced species may have become associated with orthodox wedding customs (from Greece) once Christianity became widespread in Ukraine.Intellibloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-54136920875216477342020-06-13T23:38:45.916-11:002020-06-13T23:38:45.916-11:00Dear Author,
please, check that myth about Myrrha....Dear Author,<br />please, check that myth about Myrrha. It actually refers to the plant caled "myrrh" (Commiphora myrrha). And that with wedding ceremony in Ukraine is also questionable. For this plant is not native for Ukraine and cannot be really associated with native customs and believes. Maybe, you confused that with Greece?Yevgeniyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015561069100133424noreply@blogger.com