The story of the myth of King Midas is one of the best known, that Greek monarch who turned everything he touched into gold, ...

Archaeologists have discovered an 8th-century tomb in Turkey that is potentially connected to King Midas — and contains rare ...

Professor C. Brian Rose of the Penn Museum, the Excavation Director at Gordion, Türkiye where the tomb was uncovered, spoke ...

The discovery was made at the Gordion archaeological site which is located around 60 miles southwest of Ankara ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed a remarkably preserved royal tomb, Tumulus T-26, dating back to 750 B.C. at Gordion, ...

In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King ...

King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the power to turn everything he touched into gold. No monarch ever actually possessed a divine touch (or donkey ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered a royal tomb linked to King Midas' family in Turkey, revealing bronze vessels and insights into Phrygian funeral objects from the 8th century B.C.

Who was Gordias, the legendary father of rich King Midas? Legend connects him to the Gordian knot, famously cut by Alexander ...

King Midas turns his roses into gold in a 19th century engraving. The Midas story is a classic Greek myth of how a man’s greed almost ruined his life.

King Midas’ skeleton and unwashed dishes from his funerary feast were discovered in 1957 under this burial mound. Gordion Project, Univ. of Penn. Museum ...