There are eight women who are generally identified as the myrrh-bearers. Each of the four Gospels gives a different aspect of the roles of these eight women at the cross and at the tomb on Easter morning, perhaps since the eight women arrived in different groups and at different times. The eight are: * Mary Magdalene * Mary, the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary) * Joanna * Salome * Mary the wife of Cleopas (or Alphaeus) * Susanna * Mary of Bethany * Martha of Bethany