In Greek mythology, the name Myrina, Myrinne or Myrinna () may refer to the following individuals:
- Myrina, queen of the Amazons
- Myrina, daughter of Cretheus and wife of Thoas, another possible eponym for the city of Myrina on Lemnos.
- Myrina, a woman buried in the Troad. In the Iliad, Trojan forces gather by her grave-mound, which was also known as Batea. She was sometimes identified with Myrina the Amazon.
- Myrina, a mythological priestess of Aphrodite who became a myrtle tree.
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