In post-classical times, Myrrha has had widespread influence in Western culture. She was mentioned in the "Divine Comedy" by Dante, was an inspiration for "Mirra" by Vittorio Alfieri, and was alluded to in "Mathilda" by Mary Shelley. In the play "Sardanapalus" by Byron, a character named Myrrha appeared, whom critics interpreted as a symbol of Byron's dream of romantic love. The myth of Myrrha was one of 24 tales retold in "Tales from Ovid" by English poet Ted Hughes. In art, Myrrha's seduction of her father has been illustrated by German engraver Virgil Solis, her tree-metamorphosis by French engraver Bernard Picart and Italian painter Marcantonio Franceschini, while French engraver Gustave Doré chose to depict Myrrha in Hell as a part of his series of engravings for Dante's "Divine Comedy". In music, she has appeared in pieces by Sousa and Ravel. She was also the inspiration for several species' scientific names and an asteroid.