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Midas

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Also known as Mita, Midacritus

thumb|King Midas on a red-figure stamnos from Chiusi around 440 BC, British Museum

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King Midas
name in native language
Μίδας
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13 sections
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  • 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.

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