King Midas and the Golden Touch, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, retold and illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich, $12.95, ages 5 and up). Midas, who looks like a slightly slimmer ...

The chemical made the clothing look golden, and he hypothesized this is why Midas is known as the king with the golden touch. “It’s just a theory … but an attractive one,” Rose said. He called the ...

Nearly 3,000 years after his death, we know King Midas by unforgettable stories told by ancient Greeks long after he was dead, stories like “King Midas and the Golden Touch” and “King Midas ...

The discovery was made at the Gordion archaeological site which is located around 60 miles southwest of Ankara ...

King Midas was on very good terms with the gods and had recently done one of them a great favour. In return, King Midas had been granted one wish. He could wish for anything he wanted, and the ...

Tales from Ancient Greece. Ancient Greek mythology. KS2. King Midas is granted his wish for everything he touches to be turned to gold. BBC School Radio. BBC Teach.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a royal tomb linked to King Midas' family in Turkey, revealing bronze vessels and insights into Phrygian funeral objects from the 8th century B.C.