-
myrtle tree (Latin myrtus) by folk etymology;
hence the
spellings Murtia and
Murtea. This ****ociation with myrtle,
which was a sign of Venus, led to her naming...
-
widely believed that Murcia's name is
derived from the
Latin word
myrtea or
murtea,
meaning land of the
myrtle (the
plant is
known to grow in the
general area)...
- the deity,
Murcia is of
Latin origin deriving most
likely from
Myrtea or
Murtea ('place of myrtles' or 'place
where myrtles grow'). Furthermore, Mursiya...
-
Myrina or
perhaps more
correctly Myrtea (Ancient Gr****: Μυρτέα, romanized:
Murtéa, lit. 'myrtle') is a
minor mythological figure, a
young priestess connected...
- verification] that Murcia's name is
derived from the
Latin word
myrtea or
murtea,
meaning land of the
myrtle (the
plant is
known to grow in the
general area)...
- the
varied spelling of
whose name led to her
identification with
Venus Murtea or Myrtea, "Venus of the
Myrtle Grove".
Servius says that Verticordia's...
