Midas, in Greek and Roman legend, a king of Phrygia, known for his foolishness and greed. The stories of Midas, part of the Dionysiac cycle of legends, were first elaborated in the burlesques of the Athenian satyr plays. The tales are familiar to modern
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greedy king whose touch turned everything to gold. [Classical Myth.: Bulfinch, 42–44] See:Greed Midas everything he touched turned to gold. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 167] See:Transformation Midas Phrygian king; whatever he touched became gold. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 24] ...