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Midas
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thumb|King Midas on a red-figure stamnos from Chiusi around 440 BC, British Museum
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It sits within the topics Culture of Phrygia, Cybele and Deeds of Apollo.
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Phrygia
- Place of death
- Gordion
- Spouse
- Hermodike II
- Father
- Gordias
- Mother
- Cybele
- Occupation
- ruler
- Languages spoken
- Phrygian
- Image
- Red-figure stamnos Silenos Mida 440BC.jpg
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- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- Commons category
- King Midas
- name in native language
- Μίδας
- different from
- Midas
- manner of death
- Suicide
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Mythological Midas
- Golden Touch
- Ears of a donkey
- Similar myths in other cultures
- Midas (8th century BCE)
- Possible tomb
- Midas (6th century BCE)
- Modern retellings, adaptations, and related media
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|King Midas on a red-figure stamnos from Chiusi around 440 BC, British Museum
Midas (; ) was a king of Phrygia with whom many myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Midas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.