King Midas of Greece was given the choice of any kind of
wish from the wine god, Dionysus. King Midas reunited Dionysus with his friend Seilenus
and because of this Dionysus would grant any of the king’s wishes. Midas, being
extremely self-centered and greedy, wished for everything that he touched would
be turned to gold. Dionysus granted his wish. King Midas touched everything
around him. He grabbed a piece of corn and every single individual kernel
turned into gold. King Midas was ecstatic. He didn’t think any bad thing would
result because of this, until he began to eat. This is where King Midas faced
his dilemma. When he put any food into his mouth, it would turn into gold. This
happened when tried to drink anything too. He was told by a god that to get rid
of his wish he would have to go to a river and wash the gold away. Midas
eventually gets rid of his gift. This explains why there are gold flecks in the
river in which King Midas removed himself of his gift. After this incident,
King Midas listened to music by Pan, a half man half goat god of the wild, and the
god of music, Apollo. King Midas stupidly tells the god that he thinks Pan is
better and he is punished by the musical god. He is given outrageously large
ears for his punishment. This myth explained how whispering reeds came to be
and how there came to be gold flecks in the river where King Midas bathed.
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