Midas Mythology

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Register to read the introduction… He one day encountered Dionysus’s good friend and harbored him in his house and took care of him. When he took him back to Dionysus’s, Dionysus’s gave Midas the opportunity for any wish. As his wish he wished for the ability to turn anything into gold. When he found out the burden of everything being gold and not being able to eat food he wished for it to be taken away. When he was relinquished of it he spent more time in nature and nymphs.
Lived in Macedonia
Ignorant, greedy, and nature compelled
Nemesis- Nemesis

Poseidon- He is known as the Greek god of the ocean and sea winds, and also sometimes mentioned as a ruling god of the lands as well. He is one of the main 3 brothers of Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon. His famed weapon is a trident, which gives him the power to control the seas and create earthquakes.
Lived on Olympus
Strong, Demanding, and controlling
Titans- The titans were the main ruling basic gods of the world who ruled before the Greek gods. They are thought to be stronger and bigger. The Olympians over threw them so that they could take place of control. Some were spared and given a spot in live culture and others were put in Tartarus.
-Tartarus/The
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When they blinded him to escape Poseidon did not allow for him to arrive back home. He spent 17 years on the seas and with gods attempting to get back home.
Strength, Intelligence, endurance
Trojan Horse- The Trojan horse was a ruse by the Athenians that would let them in to the city of Troy of the Trojans. Since the Greeks were overpowered, they climbed inside a wooden horse and hid. They purposed it as a gift offering. When inside they jumped out and burnt the city and pillaged it until they had taken it over.
Clever, Power, Swift
Narcissus- He was a man who everyone was in love with, especially by a nymph Echo who was one of Nemesis’s nymphs. Narcissus would ignore everyone else and admired his own good looks. When he rejected echo Nemesis cursed Narcissus to be enticed by his own reflection (in a pond) and stay there until he

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