Monday, November 26, 2007

Hello, My name is Midas



MIDAS:

Hello, my name is Midas. I am a very kind king who ruled Anatolia, I helped an old satyr one day and Dionysus gave me one wish because it was his son. My wish was that everything I touched had to be turned into gold. So it happened, and I started to try it on my flowers. It happily worked, but then I started to have trouble eating and I turned my lovely daughter into a big statue of gold. I started to hate it and soon my whole kingdom was going to be turned into gold. Then, I knew I had to do something so I begged Dyonisus to change everything back and to take away my power. Dyonisus did it for pity but he turned me into a poor guy, however I felt rich for what I had, my family.





Hey, at the top there is a picture of me.



Sources:
http://www.hipark.austin.isd.tenet.edu/mythology/midas.html
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/kingmidas.htm



(Esteban Saavedra)