E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Sereme’nes (4 syl.).
Brother-in-law of King Sardanapa’lus, to whom he entrusts his signet-ring to put down a rebellion headed by Arba’ces the Mede and Bel’esis, the Chaldean soothsayer. He is slain in a battle with the insurgents. (Byron: Sardanapalus.)
