2007-02-11 10:12:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
King Midas was a very kind man who ruled his kingdom fairly, but he was not one to think very deeply about what he said. One day, while walking in his garden, he saw an elderly satyr asleep in the flowers. Taking pity on the old fellow, King Midas let him go without punishment. When the god Dionysus heard about it, he rewarded King Midas by granting him one wish. The king thought for only a second and then said I wish for everything I touch to turn to gold." And so it was.
The beautiful flowers in his garden turned toward the sun for light, but when Midas approached and touched them, they stood rigid and gold. The king grew hungry and thin, for each time he tried to eat, he found that his meal had turned to gold. His lovely daughter, at his loving touch, turned hard and fast to gold. His water, his bed, his clothes, his friends, and eventually the whole palace was gold.
2007-02-11 10:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When words get transmitted from one group to another, a
pair of consonants may be reversed so as to suit the
existing speech habits. Some examples of this
possibility are given below (T. Telugu):
ballad - ME. balade, OF. balade, T. paatalu, 'songs'
battle - OF. bataille, L. battalia, T. potlaata, 'a fight'
beget - OE. begitan, T. putaka, 'birth'
father - L. patter, T. tamdri
mustache - T. meesakattu
yes - T, saiy
The consonant form of Midas is MDS. On rearranging,
it becomes MSD which is cognate with Pasidi (gold)
in Telugu - M and P are labials and interchangeable.
2007-02-14 15:13:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shiney and Lonely
2007-02-11 10:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All covered in gold. EVERYWHERE!
That guy touched water, and it turned to gold. I feel sorry for his wife!
2007-02-11 10:21:06 · answer #4 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm guessing it would contain alot of gold, considering the 'tale' behind it.
2007-02-11 10:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hard fossilized materials.
2007-02-11 11:01:51 · answer #6 · answered by DREENA 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A muffler!
2007-02-11 10:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
stick a camera up a cats butt and snap a picture and you'll know?
2007-02-11 14:31:12 · answer #8 · answered by nickels 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋