Midas

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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Μίδας(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. MEE-DAS(Classical Greek) MIE-dəs(English)

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown. In Greek myth Midas was a king of Phrygia in Asia Minor. He was granted a wish by the god Dionysos — that everything he touch be turned to gold.