The theme of Midas from Greek mythology is “Greed as Downfall” because he was really greedy and wished that everything he would touch would turn into gold instead of wishing for something better for him or his family. Midas is generally a nice guy. He takes Silenus in.
He throws a party. He helps Silenus get back on the road. So it seems only right that he be rewarded for his good
decisions. But he goes and screws it up. He wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. Midas got his wish and went to his garden and touched an apple to see if it would really turn to gold and it did. He sat down in his table, he lifted his meal to his lips and it became a lump of metal. Dismayed and very hungry and thirsty, he was forced to hurry
He throws a party. He helps Silenus get back on the road. So it seems only right that he be rewarded for his good
decisions. But he goes and screws it up. He wished that everything he touched would turn into gold. Midas got his wish and went to his garden and touched an apple to see if it would really turn to gold and it did. He sat down in his table, he lifted his meal to his lips and it became a lump of metal. Dismayed and very hungry and thirsty, he was forced to hurry