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A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mythical being
History
Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).
Across languages
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