Midas

In classical mythology, Midas is a king of Phrygia. He is supposed to have the power of changing anything he touched into gold. This is the origin of the phrase "the Midas touch".

Midas Media

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  The Midas Monument, a Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas (700 BC).

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  The "Tomb of Midas" in Gordion, dated 740 BC.

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  Inside the "Tomb of Midas" in Gordion

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  Reconstruction of the Tumulus MM burial, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey.