The Messed Up Origins™ of King Midas and the Golden Touch | Mythology Explained

In today's episode we look at the origins of King Midas and his golden touch. ► Want more? » ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained » ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins » Astrology Explained: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained » Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained » Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained » Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained » Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Social Media: » Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonSolo » Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JonSolo » Facebook Fan Page: https://facebook.com/TheRealJonSolo » Official Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jonsolo ► Join the Official Channel Discord: » https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo ► Send Fan Mail to: » [email protected] ► Business: » [email protected] (Business Inquiries ONLY) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ Credits ▼ » Written by Jon Solo » Researched by Jon Solo and Meredith Walker ▼ Resources ▼ » my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books » Midas Overview: https://www.theoi.com/Heros/Midas.html » Poetic Translation of Metamorphoses Book 11: http://classics.mit.edu/Ovid/metam.11... » King Midas and Marigold: https://www.theoi.com/articles/import... » Silenus: https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/...