The story of Midas originates from Greek mythology and is best known from the writings of Ovid, a Roman poet. According to the legend, Midas was the king of Phrygia, an ancient kingdom located in modern-day Turkey. The god Dionysus, impressed by Midas's kindness and hospitality, granted ...
Midas 美[ˈmaɪdəs] 英['maɪdəs] abbr.(=Missile Defense Alarm System)(美国空军)导[飞]弹防御警报系统 n.【希神】迈达斯;大富豪 网络点金神手;豪门的代价;点金手 英汉 英英 网络释义 n. 1. 【希神】迈达斯 2. 大富豪 abbr. ...
“Go to the river and bath in it,” the god said. So Midas did, and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: Gold did not bring happiness. This is a Greek story. Now the idiom “have the Midas touch” means to have the ability (能力) to be ...
Greek mythology has many legends about Midas, the son of Gordius. According to one myth, the god Dionysus endowed Midas with the ability to turn anything he touched into gold; since even food turned to gold, Midas had to free himself from this gift by bathing in the Pactolus River, which...
He asked God to give him more gold. 82. The God promised him that everything the king touched would turn gold. 83. He was very happy. 84. The king's daughter. 85. By having a bath in the river. 86. The king is too greedy. (Any reasonable answer is OK.) ...
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midas abbr. modified-integration digital-analog simulator 改正的积分数字模...[例句]According to greek legend , king midas 's barber knew his master 's shameful secret : that the king had been given donkey ears by an angry god.有个希腊神话说，迈达斯国王的理发师知道他有个不光彩...
【题目】According to the ancient Greek mythology, King Midas might be one of the world's earliest alchemist, who was granted by the god Dionysus the magic power to turn anything he touched into gold. Unfortunately, the king soon realized that this ability was more of a curse than of a ...
Is Midas a Greek god? Midas was not a Greek God, but was an ancient Greek king who faced his fall due to his own greed. He lived during the 7th century BC. Ovid, Aristotle, and others wrote about King Midas and his extraordinary wealth. How did King Midas get rid of the golden to...
At last he asked the god to free him from his wish. “Go to the river and bath in it ” the god said. So Midas did and the water took away his golden touch. He would never forget this lesson: Gold did not bring happiness. This is a Greek story. Now the idiom “have the Midas...