King Midas Research Paper

There was once a king that messed up with one wish that turned his life upside down this king was named Midas, meaning legend and king in roman and Greek languages. He loved money and that is where the legend of Midas and his golden touch came from. He was in love with money and Midas the king of Phrygia, was known as a greedy king. Midas was the king of Phrygia he lived in Phrygia a central Asia minor. He was the son of the goddess and god Cybele and Gordius this is where he inherited the throne from. His father was a real wealthy king and that is where his love for riches came from and connected to his myth. Midas had a daughter named Marigold. If there was anything he loved more than gold was his daughter and he would do anything for her. He was a follower of the god of wine, Dionysus and was a pupil of Orpheus. He was part of the Lydia kingdom which was known for its wealth. This kingdom where Midas ruled was rich because of the gold found in the river. The river that the gold was found is called The Pactolus River and is still by the kingdom that Midas once ruled.

The god said that he could do nothing about it, He had told him if he wants this to be taken away he has to bathe in the Pactolus River. He later took his Daughter and himself to the river to be cleansed from his curse. Once he submerged into the water his daughter was turning back into a human he tried to see if it worked and it did everything he touched stayed the same. He learned that life isn’t just about riches. Now that he hated gold he turned everything back into its original material. This is where myth of where the gold in the river game from. It was after when Midas bathed and his golden touch was removed. The gold made this kingdom rich. He hated gold after he could not eat nor drink and specially after he turned his daughter to gold learning that he dirint need to be rich to be