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"So Midas, king of Lydia, swelled at first with pride when he found he could transform everything he touched to gold; but when he beheld his food grow rigid and his drink harden into golden ice then he understood that this gift was a bane and in his loathing for gold, cursed his prayer..."Related content
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βThe atonement
The god heard Midas and felt sorry for him. He told Midas to go to river Pactolus and wash his hands. Midas did so: he ran to the river and was astonished to see gold flowing from his hands. The ancient Greeks said they had found gold on the banks of the river Pactolus. When he turned home, everything Midas had touched had become normal again.
Midas hugged his daughter in full happiness and decided to share his great fortune with his people. From now on, Midas became a better person, generous and grateful for all goods of his life. His people led a prosperous life and when he died, they all mourned for their beloved king.β
Of course, thatβs just the kindest version. Another one was that Midas was later cursed a second time, for something I forget about, with βthe ears of an assβ or donkey. If he cut them off, they would simply grow back. So he hid them under his crown and with a big hairdo. Only his barber new about the curse, and if he dared to speak of it, would be put to death.
But the barber just HAD to say it aloud SOMEWHERE, so he dug a hole, stuck his head into it, and yelled βMidas has the ears of an ass!β
He felt satisfied and did not speak of it again.
However, the spirit of the grass had heard it and whispered it to the spirt of the wind, that eventually whispered the secret to various humans, who spread the rumor. Finally, a mob gathered in his court, demanding Midas show them his ears.
He had his barber executed than committed suicide.
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great work! dislike the trump bash, but really nice work!
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One of my favorite hubris stories. Great interpretation.
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If you manage to survive somehow, the worst part would be not being able to wipe after bowel movements...
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Wow, this is really powerful, amazing piece of work
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This is so cool! Before I read the description I thought this was a monster version of trump or something lol
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This is his final form!!!
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Nooo, I'm pretty sure his pretty face and haircut are merely a coincidence
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Fantastic! Love the imagery in this! So great~Β
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With that power someone could raise enough money to built a wall.
btw great work!
I love how you used the pigeon (peace) to show that greed/ money/ economy kills it.
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He looks a little like Donald Trump! X,D
The detail is awesome, fantastic job C:
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He does, doesn't he?
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This is so gross and wonderful looking at the same timeΒ Β
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