Miscellaneous Myths: King Midas

Ahh, Midas. Shockingly one of the least Problematic ancient greek kings, and certainly one of the funniest to read about. Bizarrely good at surviving direct confrontations with temperamental gods!

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[AkaiNeko]

Real talk, it was an unusually cool move by Dionysus to kindly not include “air” in the things Midas could turn to gold

[greenacadian]

"We need more plants like this."
No, Red. NO WE DON'T.
*frantically runs to check on the holes in his backyard*

[potarisantperson]

Honestly pretty good king in Greek myth standards. Treat his guests well, didn’t blame anyone else for his mistakes, DIDN’T MURDER ANYONE.

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Midas:* "I think your music is kind of ass."
*Apollo:* "And now, so are you."

[kevinnorwood]

"Now Dionyssus may be the God of wine and drunken madness, but he DEFINITELY knows a bad idea when he hears one." That line ALONE should be a lesson, people!

[Cometstarlight]

Dionysus evading Midas and saying, “WHOA, NO TOUCHY!!” made me cackle

[Mgauge]

The ears weren’t even a curse. Apollo was probably as surprised as anyone else it happened.

[Maria-fzkm]

Is no one gonna mention how adorable Selenus looks the whole time, like a big pampered cat at Midas' party

[MazzaAzi]

"We need more plants like this."
Do you WANT nature to sound like a full discord voice chat channel?

[BlightVonDrake]

Midas: "Isn't "good" music subjective, so there are no real winners here, only the beauty of music?"

Apollo: "Cringe."

[Tarnthewarrior]

"Known for being very dumb"

Midas: why you bully me

[themandownstairs]

Apollo would probably make for an excellent Bard archetype in D&D. He literally hit Midas with such a sick roast it turned into a magical attack.

[KTheFirst]

I'm happy to find a myth where the Protag doesn't die horribly. And an Olympian that doesn't overreact! Will wonders never cease!

[tbotalpha]

Can we just acknowledge that, in terms of "petty revenge meted out by the gods for minor slights", Midas got off shockingly lightly?

[shadowdroid]

Dionysus, the only god I've seen in any of these shorts that actually makes the protagonist double check their wish.

[Kemot]

Considering how the Olympian Gods normally react to humans, even those unintentionally making them mad, I say Midas was punished rather lightly

[tinagoli]

midas: literally has a different opinion
apollo: I diagnose you with donkey ears

[chungdha]

The end is interesting as there is a chinese saying about finding a tree hole to confess your secrets to feel better.

[TeganThrussell]

Fun fact:
When I was a kid reading this story, it was wildly incorrect. First, it ended with the whole turning daughter to gold thing, but it also had no connection to Dionysus. It just replaced him with a random unnamed witch, so I went my whole childhood not knowing that this is a Greek story.
I feel so lied to...

[PeanutXIX]

Honestly, considering Apollo's track record, Midas ended up pretty well, Apollo must have had a rather pleasant day