 Dryden turned to translation and infused these translations with political satire in response - the myth of Myrrha being one of these translations.In the opening lines of the poem Dryden describes King Cinyras just as Ovid did as a man who had been happier if he had not become a father.Lee suggests that this is a direct parallel to James who could have been counted as happier if he had not had his daughter, Mary, who betrayed him and usurped his monarchical position.