n.
In Greek and Roman legend, a king of Phrygia .
Midas captured the satyr Silenus but treated him kindly, and as a reward was granted a wish by Dionysus . He asked that everything he touched turn to gold; but after turning his daughter to gold when she embraced him, he asked to be released from his wish. In another legend Midas was invited to judge a music contest between Apollo and the satyr Marsyas. When Midas decided against Apollo, Apollo punished him by giving him donkey's ears. See also satyr and silenus .