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👤 Midas

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  • Information
    king of the Phrygians, son of Gordios
    Possibly the same as
    👤 Midacritos
    Trismegistos
    https://www.trismegistos.org/name/4113
    Digital LIMC
    https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/h6vOlIgZRqafRqrw1hgp8A3
    Gender
    Male
    Appearance and powers
    Has hybrid formGiven superhuman powers
    Experiences
    Undergoes metamorphosis
    In the historical period
    Claimed as an ancestor
    Son of
    👤 Gordios father of Midas
    Founder of
    🌍 Ancyra (Phrygia) city in Phrygia
    Eponym of
    🏛️ the Spring of Midas (Phrygia)
    Settles in
    🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
    Ruler of
    🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Mount Bermion (N. Greece)🌍 Brygia (N. Greece) unidentifiable region, in the vicinity of Mt Bermion
    Granted superhuman power by
    👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god👤 Seilenos attendant of Dionysos
    Creates
    🌍 the Sanctuary of Cybele at Pessinous (Phrygia)
    Has post-mortem existence at
    🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades
    Dwelling
    🏛️ the House of Midas (Phrygia) on the banks of the Sangarios River
    Related entities
    🌍 Ancyra (Phrygia) city in Phrygia👤 Gordios father of Midas👤 Seilenos attendant of Dionysos🏛️ the Spring of Midas (Phrygia)🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia🌍 Celainai (Phrygia) city in Phrygia👤 Dionysos (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 River Marsyas (Phrygia) river in Phrygia🌍 Midas Spring (alt. Marsyas) alternative name for River Marsyas in Ps-Plutarch👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'🌍 the Sanctuary of Cybele at Pessinous (Phrygia)🌍 River Pactolos (Lydia) river in Lydia🌍 Mount Bermion (N. Greece)👤 Europe (Phoinician & Cretan) abducted by Zeus👤 Priam king of Troy🌍 Troy (Troad) city in the Troad🌍 Thrace (N. Greece) region of northern Greece🌍 Pallene (Chalcidice) western promontory of Chalcidice🌍 Sithonia (Thrace) area in Thrace🌍 Thrambous (Chalcidice) city on the Pallene promontory🌍 River Brychon (Thrace) unlocated river on the Pallene promontory👤 Marsyas (Phrygian) lost musical competition with Apollo👤 Eumolpos (Thracian) son of Poseidon and Chione, fights Erechtheus👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice🌍 Lydia (Asia Minor) Maionia, region in Asia Minor👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Pan (god) god of flocks, of varying parentage🏺 the Lyre of Apollo made by Hermes🌍 Mount Tmolos (Asia Minor) mountain in Asia Minor🏺 the Pan-Pipes of Pan invented by Pan from Syrinx👤 Tmolos (mountain god) personification of Mount Tmolos🌍 Mount Pieria (N. Greece)🌍 Brygia (N. Greece) unidentifiable region, in the vicinity of Mt Bermion🌍 Mysia (Asia Minor) region in Asia Minor🌍 the Hellespont strait connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean🌍 the Land of the Minaei (Arabia) region in western Arabia🏺 the Anchor of Midas object found by Midas, explaining name of Ancyra🏛️ the House of Midas (Phrygia) on the banks of the Sangarios River🏺 the Ring of Midas makes the wearer invisible
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 1.4.5📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 3.1 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 3.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Dialogues of the Dead 6.2 MacLeod📖 Lucian, Slander 5📖 Lucian, The Dream, or the Cock 6📖 Callimachus, Aetia fr. 75 Harder📖 Lucian, The Ship, or the Wishes 21📖 Ps-Plutarch, On Rivers 10📖 Diodoros, Library 3.59.1-3.59.8📖 Lucian, On Salaried Posts in Great Houses 20📖 Lucian, Apology for the 'Salaried Posts in Great Houses' 1📖 Strabo 14.5.23-14.5.28📖 Strabo 12.8.1📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1397-1408📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 18📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.85-11.145📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.146-11.193📖 Conon, Narrations 1📖 Pliny, Natural History 7.204📖 Pliny, Natural History 33.51📖 Pliny, Natural History 6.157
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasLucian, Dialogues of the DeadLucian, SlanderLucian, The Dream, or the CockCallimachus, AetiaLucian, The Ship, or the WishesPs-Plutarch, On RiversDiodoros, LibraryLucian, On Salaried Posts in Great HousesLucian, Apology for the 'Salaried Posts in Great Houses'StraboLycophron, AlexandraLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesOvid, MetamorphosesConon, NarrationsPliny, Natural History
    Depictions
    🎨 Wall Paintings from Casa del Citarista I 4, 5.25, Pompeii (PALP r1-i4-p5-space-23)
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Phrygia region in Anatolia
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