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"The Midas Plague" (originally published in Galaxy in 1954). In a world of cheap energy, robots are overproducing the commodities enjoyed by humankind. The lower-class "poor" must spend their lives in frantic consumption, trying to keep up with the robots' extravagant production, while the upper-class "rich" can live lives of simplicity.
The Midas Monument, a Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas (700 BC).. There are many, and often contradictory, legends about the most ancient King Midas. In one, Midas was king of Pessinus, a city of Phrygia, who as a child was adopted by King Gordias and Cybele, the goddess whose consort he was, and who (by some accounts) was the goddess-mother of Midas himself. [5]
Midas is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history. The Mordecai Midas version of ...
The extremely rich King Midas, overcome with greed and vanity, wishes aloud that everything he touched should turn to gold. An elf named Goldie appears beside him and offers him the "Golden Touch", demonstrating its magical powers by turning Midas's pet cat to gold, and then clapping his hands and snapping his fingers to change it back.
The Chocolate Touch is a children's book by Patrick Skene Catling, first published in the US in 1957.John Midas is delighted when, through a magical gift, everything his lips touch turns into chocolate.
She returns occasionally to aid characters in future books. Thalia has bright blue eyes and short, spiky black hair, and wears black eyeliner and punk style clothing. Jason describes her as having a Mediterranean complexion. Annabeth and Chiron remark that her personality and character traits (like her bravery and loyalty) are very similar to ...
Midas has been represented in television commercials by a fictional character and spokesman called the "Midas Man". The character has been portrayed by actor Ralph Peduto. [15] Western icon Lee Van Cleef appears in a series of innovative commercials for the Midas Muffler chain. He played the part of the laconic cowboy (as in 1960s "spaghetti ...
King Midas (voiced by Eugene Levy) is a greedy king who, through Bacchus's gift, gains the ability to turn everything he touches into gold, and seeks Hermes' sandals in order to transform the whole world. After being foiled by Hercules, Midas sees the negative side of his power after accidentally turning his daughter Marigold to gold.