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| - King Midas is the king from Greek mythology who was given the "gift" of having everything he touched to turn to gold. He's made only one animated appearance from 1935's The Golden Touch.
- Robin once saw Simeon Shamon's collection of gold meteorites and he said: "Holy King Midas! This is solid gold!"
- King Midas was a classy and generous king, albeit slightly greedy, who was cursed with the ability to turn everything he touched into solid, valuable gold. Father to the beautiful Princess Abigail, it was Midas' plan that his daughter married King George's son, Prince James, after Midas had accidentally turned Abigail's beau into a golden statue. __TOC__
- King Midas is an unseen character who is mentioned by Queen Lillian from Shrek Forever After.
- In this ALF Tales episode, ALF and his friends retell the story of King Midas. King Midas is a figure from ancient Greek mythology who is known for wishing for and receiving the ability to turn anything he touched into gold.
- King Midas is the leader of the Gold Brickers villain group. King Midas' skin looks gold because he paints it that way thinking that it makes him look tough. His skin is very tough, however and Dr. Shelly Percey describes it as being "harder than a diamond".
- King Midas (Ancient Greek: Μίδας) was a king of Phrygia (Anatolia). He is best known for the myth of Midas and the Golden Touch and for judging a music contest between Pan and Apollo.
- King Midas was a former king. His body was at some point transmuted into gold, and stored in The Library.
- King Midas was only mentioned throughout the series because, like Josh, he has a powerful Golden Aura. As in Greek Mythology, he had the power (or curse) of everything he touched turned to gold. Midas was seen to have a truly powerful golden aura, and was Awakened by the Elder Dionysus later on because of a kindness. But Dionysus wasn't in good mood that day, and, in spite of Midas, as soon as Midas was Awakened, made his Aura unstable, and everything that Midas touched later turned to gold, like his aura. Midas then begged to have his Awakened Abilities reversed, but Dionysus just laughed and said that this was impossible. Dionysus did take pity on him eventually, and told him to bathe in a river to calm his overactive aura. But little did he know, that this would just turn the river to g
- Midas or King Midas (in Greek Μίδας) is popularly remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold after receiving this gift from Dionysus. This was called the Golden touch, or the Midas touch. He first turned a tree and a stone to gold. When he asked for a feast, his food and drink also turned to gold. Then it came to the part where his own daughter Marigold ended up turned to gold. Now, Midas hated the gift he had coveted. He prayed to Dionysus, begging to be delivered from starvation. Dionysus heard, and consented; he told Midas to wash in the river Pactolus. Midas did so, and when he touched the waters, the power flowed into the river, and the river sands turned into gold. After that, everything Midas touched returned to normal, even his daughter. T
- Once Upon a Time, there was a king named Midas who loved candy. He loved it so much, that he would lock himself in his castle and count it everyday. Oh how he loved to count the royal candy! Since he's the king, he thinks he should have more, more more! King Midas scooped up all the candy he could carry and took it to his candy room. Even though he had a lot of sweets, he wanted more more, more! The Magician needed to teach the king a lesson. She told him that she could give him the power to turn everything he touched into candy. The King loved it so much, so the magician gave him the power.
- King Midas is a figure from Greek mythology who is popularly remembered for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold -- the Midas touch. The story of King Midas was recorded in Ovid's Metamorphoses XI, completed in 8 A.D. In Ovid's version of the story, King Midas discovers the satyr Silenus, who has been missing after a night of drinking. Midas entertains Silenus and then returns him to Silenus' son Dionysus, the god of wine. Grateful, Dionysus grants Midas the magical power to turn everything that he touches into gold. Midas is pleased with the gift, until he finds that he can't eat or drink without the food turning into gold in his hands. In a version told by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Midas turns his daughter into a golden statue as well. Midas prays to Dionysus for relief, and wa
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