Arthur Rackham illustration for ''King Midas''

This picture shows us again how Midas is turning his daughter into gold due to his sinful ways of being greedy and putting money before everything else.

King Midas (Ancient Greek: Μίδας) was a king of Phrygia (Anatolia). He is best known for the myth of Midas and the Golden Touch and for judging a music contest between Pan and Apollo. There are many, and often contradictory, legends about the early life of ancient King Midas. In one, Midas was a child adopted by King Gordias and Cybele. According to another, Midas was the son of Gordios, a poor peasant, and a Telmissian maiden of the prophetic race. When Midas grew up to be a handsome and…

This article contains lore based on real-life sources of the Greek mythology as introduced from the God of War Greek era. Midas was the king of Phrygia. He is son of Gordias and Cybele, and the father of Marigold. Midas or King Midas (in Greek Μίδας) is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold after receiving this gift from Dionysus. This was called the Golden touch, or the Midas touch. He first turned a tree and a stone to gold…

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