 Himes suggests that the trees can be seen as a parallel to Ovid’s metamorphosed Myrrha.The tragedy "Sardanapalus" by George Gordon Byron published in 1821 and produced in 1834 is set in Assyria, 640 B.C., under King Sardanapalus.The play deals with the revolt against the extravagant king and his relationship to his favourite slave Myrrha.