Midas

~ 2000 BC
Very wealthy King of Phrygia in Asia Minor. Loved gold above all, until his daughter was turned to gold.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
Golden Touch in	A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys  by  Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Golden Girl  in	Stories of the Ancient Greeks  by  Charles D. Shaw

Image Links
The only music for poor Midas, now, was the clink of one coin against another.  in A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys	Little Marygold was a human child no longer, but a golden statue.  in A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys	The stranger appeared to Midas  in A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys
Midas' daughter turned into gold  in A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys	Midas with the pitcher  in A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys