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title: Myrtle Wreath
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16095/myrtle-wreath/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Myrtle Wreath

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Myrtle Wreath](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16095.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16095.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) wreaths that imitate natural ones come mainly from royal tombs in Macedonia, [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/) and southern [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). The crowning of the dead with a wreath signified that they were worthy of being rewarded with eternal life after [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/).

The preference for a particular plant species was presumably related to the deity worshipped by the family of the deceased. Wreaths of myrtle are associated with [Aphrodite](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aphrodite/), [Demeter](https://www.worldhistory.org/demeter/) and [Persephone](https://www.worldhistory.org/persephone/).

4th-3rd century BCE. ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2022, June 29). Myrtle Wreath. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16095/myrtle-wreath/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Myrtle Wreath." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jun 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16095/myrtle-wreath/>.

## License & Copyright

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