Midas, the king of Phrygia, is a myth mostly everyone had encountered throughout ones’ lives. In this particular Midas’ story Sileneus, Dionysus’ patron, was found in his garden where he was drunk. Midas took care of him by feeding him meat and drinks he loved and then took him back to Dionysus. This pleased Dionysus, the god of wine, and told Midas to reward him with anything he would like. Midas, the greedy king, asked “grant me this boon then that whatever I touch may turn into Gold!” After receiving his boon Midas decided to experiment his new found power. He

This particular myth of Midas has several variants which have many and similarities and differences. Another Midas myth that has been passed down which had countless amount of similarities than differences is called “Midas and the Golden Touch.” In the beginning of the tale it is told that Midas has saved Silenus, Dionysus’ friend, who was in trouble. Like the anchor text Dionysus granted Midas his wish which that everything he would touch would turn into gold. Furthermore, he tried his new gift by touching a bee which turned into gold. When he was in the garden, without thinking about his gift, he hugged his daughter who instantly turned into a golden statue. Afterward he decided to eat his meal but everything including the food turned into gold. Then Midas has realized that what good is this power if he doesn’t have a heir to the throne and is starved. Dionysus sympathized for Midas’ condition and appeared to him. He told Midas that to cleanse himself in a nearby river to get rid of his golden touch and then touch everything that he had turned into gold.

Another variant tale of Midas made him greedier than the two other Midas’ tale. This variant clearly explains the more he loved his daughter the more his desire for gold increased. Sometimes he would look up in the clouds and wish that they were made of gold. He believed that the best thing he could give his daughter was piles of gold which the world has ever seen. This particular variant displays his love for his daughter more than the other two variants. Marygold, daughter of Midas, once came to give her father flowers. Instead of being happy for what she has gave him he told her that if these flowers were golden as they look then it would be worth something. Midas’ garden was as beautiful as ever filled with flowers, he would look at them and calculate how much the garden would be worth if each of the countless rose petals were made out of thin plate of gold. One day when Midas was in his immense room, where he kept all his wealth, a stranger appeared. The stranger complimented his wealth but greedy Midas replied that he was not satisfied and he wanted more. The stranger offered him a wish. Like the other variants, Midas desired the “golden touch.” Unlike the other two variants, Midas received his “golden touch” the next morning where he wore his clothes which turned into a golden suit. Meanwhile, Marygold became upset because all the flowers in the garden that used to have sweet fragrance soon turning into gold petals. She also told her father “I don’t care for such roses as this, it has no smell and the hard petals prick my no

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