#cinyras

Name: Cinyras

Other names: Cinyras of Paphos, King Cinyras, Grandfather (from Adonis), Daddy (from Myrrha), the Rose King

Occupations: Cyprian Hero, Priest of Aphrodite’s Temple (formerly), King of Cyprus

Residence: Cyprus

Parents: N/A

Siblings: N/A

Spouse: Metharme (1st wife), Cencheris (2nd wife)

Children: Braesia (oldest daughter), Laogora (2nd daughter), Orsedice (3rd daughter), Laodice (4th daughter), Myrrha (youngest daughter; deceased), Adonis (biological son)

Other relatives: Teucer (son-in-law), Adonis (grandson)

Friends: King Amphitryon, Queen Alcmene, King Tyndareus, Queen Leda

Sexuality: N/A

Power & Abilities: Mastered swordsmanship and archery, regal charisma and parental charm, hand-to-hand combat

Likes: His wives and daughters, Myrrha’s happiness, his grandson Adonis, pampering his grandson, chatting with King Amphitryon and Tyndareus

Dislikes: His 2nd wife Cencheris’ hubris offending Aphrodite, disappearance and death of Myrrha, anything that could harm his grandson Adonis

King Cinyras is a ruler of Cyprus, the island where Aphrodite’s temple was located and known as the homeplace where she was raised. Through generations the royal family of the kingdom had the sons and daughters attend the priest/priestesshood to honor the goddess of love and beauty. Cinyras was not only the priest but also a national hero for defending his kingdom from spiteful or jealous monsters. He has two wives, Metharme and Cencheris, blessed with many beautiful daughters. One of them, Myrrha, was the most beautiful among them. Her reputation as kind princess and loyal priestess of Aphrodite’s temple was widespread to the point Cinyras’ second wife Cencheris arrogantly boasted her daughter is more fairer than Aphrodite herself. Cinyras scolded his wife for speaking the sacrilege, but Cencheris didn’t finish as she had never seen Aphrodite in person and viewed the goddess as more of a figurehead. Offended, Aphrodite decided to curse them; by sending Eros to make Myrrha fall in love with her own father. Conflicted by her unnatural desire for her father and the shame, Myrrha attempted suicide but stopped by her nurse who, initially, tried helping to quell her desire but chose to help the princess achieve her infatuation. Her nurse disguised Myrrha as a mysterious dancer and led her to Cinyras at night. When Myrrha sensed the symptoms of her pregnancy, she ran away from home, devastating her family. 

As years went by, Daphne and Jacinta came with a beautiful young man in the capital Paphos of Cyprus where King Cinyras and his family are. The young man showed them the necklace, bracelet and girdle that once belonged to Myrrha. The nymphs told them Myrrha died giving birth and has left her son to be raised by an underworld royal couple. Cinyras realized the young man was his grandson and asked for his name, to which the young man replied “Adonis”. While grieving his daughter died, he is relieved she left him his grandson and immediately gave him the title of a prince. 

The Electra Complex suggests that the daughter is competitive against her mother for the possession of her father, basically the feminine version of the Oedipus complex. But myth-wise, Electra doesn't exhibit any non-familial affection for Agamemnon. She simply plotted revenge against her mother because she killed her father, not for any jealousy reason.

However, Myrrha does fall in love with her father, Cinyras, and even lay with him (whether or not this was caused by Aphrodite). There's a passage in Ovid's Metamorphoses that described Myrrha's passion quite similar to the complex:

"Think of the many sacred ties and loved names, you are dragging to the mire: the rival of your mother, will you be the mistress of your father [...]"

Loved by Apollo and a priest of Aphrodite (Apollo gtfo of this family, you already banged Adonis)

Listed as one of the most handsome

He found a town for his dear daughter 😭

HE IS A VICTIM! HE DID NOTHING WRONG!

Aphrodite angry at his daughters for no apparent reason. And they end up killing themselves because Aphrodite made them sleep with foreigners (?)

:( Okay this last bit is all sourced from Wikipedia so take it with a grain of salt

Cinyras seems to be associated with this god called Kinnaru

Oh? Now I know why Apollo like this guy

Title: The Sea to Carry Us (Forward) Chapter title: A Loyal Heart Chapters: 6/11 Ships: Helen/Paris (minor/background Helen/Menelaos, Menelaos/Paris, Agamemnon & Menelaos, Aphrodite & Paris and Aphrodite/Helen)

Summary: Struggling for direction and against his own sinking heart, Menelaos leaves Hermione behind in Lakedaimon. What he really wants to do is catch his disappeared wife and perfidious lover guest, but even if they're not in Troy yet, a whole ocean is a big place to search. But he, too, has gods beside him who can give a pointer, and an opportunity.

My personal Olympus - Myth of Myrrha (in the pic, i used gods names in italian)

The story of Pygmalion and Galatea By Ismail Veli

Pygmalion and Galatea

  By Ismail Veli…….

Once upon a time on an island in the Mediterranean sea where the mountains were beautiful and its shores had sands that were golden smooth, arose from the foams a beauty known as Aphrodite.

A king ruled the island who went by the name of Pygmalion. Cyprus belonged to the love Goddess Aphrodite, but the King Pygmalion had no bride to call a queen, not that…