ID: 901001406 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001406	Record Type: Character/Person

	Midas (Greco-Roman character)

Note: In Greek and Roman legend, a king of Phrygia, known for his foolishness and greed. The stories of Midas, part of the Dionysiac cycle of legends, were first elaborated in the burlesques of the Athenian satyr plays. The tales are familiar to modern readers through the late classical versions, such as those in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book XI.

Names:

	Midas (Greco-Roman character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Midas, King of Phrygia (Greco-Roman character) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Midas (Greco-Roman character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... king (person)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Greco-Roman
	.....(Ancient Italian, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	ruler of .... Phrygia
	.....(Turkey, Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Midas (Greco-Roman character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85084989
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Midas)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Midas, King of Phrygia (Greco-Roman character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midas#/media/File:Midas_gold2.jpg
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Midas," accessed 6 July 2017