Midas

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Greek Mythology

Scripts Μίδας(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /mí.daːs/(Classical Greek) /ˈmaɪ.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.