In Greek mythology, Midas (in Greek, Μιδας, often referred as King Midas) is popularly remembered for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold: the "Midas touch".
2007-08-03 03:48:51 · 8 answers · asked by Yoko (from Team Galaxy) fan 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Zoe
2007-08-03 03:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by dawnb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
According to Iliad (and most of the literature dedicated to such tales) he only had one son, Lityerses (sort of a demonic angel of death), but in some versions of the myth he had a daughter, Zoe instead. Zoe was used, I believe, to signify the same function as the masculine version of Midas' offspring (the control over life and death) but to make the character of Midas more palatable by removing the demonic son, and replacing him with a pure and virginal daughter who sings those marked to a sleep from which they never wake (severely subdued from the version Homer told). Yet the Zoe versions came much later than those of Lityerses. I even found one script which named his daughter as Pessinae (probably after Pessinus, the city of Phrygia which he was said to rule). --Hope this helps.
2016-05-17 07:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by esperanza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marigold aka Aurelia
2007-08-03 03:57:17 · answer #3 · answered by Nat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Karen
2007-08-03 03:56:21 · answer #4 · answered by Gazztrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Princess
2007-08-03 03:56:06 · answer #5 · answered by im here 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Panchita
2007-08-03 03:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Marygold
2007-08-03 03:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by holyterrar85 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
His daughters name was betsy if i remember correctly
2007-08-03 03:53:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋