MIDAS

n. legendary king who received the gift of having everything that he touched turn to gold (Greek Mythology); one who becomes immensely rich, one who has great money making ability

In Greek mythology, Midas (in Greek, Μίδας, often referred as King Midas) is popularly remembered for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold: the "Midas touch". Midas was king of Pessinus, a city of Phrygia, who as a child was adopted by the king Gordias and Cybele, goddess whose consort he was, and who by some accounts was the goddess-mother of Midas himself. In Mygdonia Midas was known for his garden of roses: Herodotus remarks on the settlement of the ancient kings of Macedon on the slopes of Mount Bermion "the place called the garden of Midas son of Gordias, where roses grow of themselves, each bearing sixty blossoms and of surpassing fragrance. In this garden, according to the Macedonian story, Silenos was taken captive." According to Iliad (v.860), he had one son, Lityerses, the demonic reaper of men; but in some variations of the myth he had a daughter, Zoë or "life" instead.
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Midas may refer to:Midas, King of Pessinus, PhrygiaEuropean Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS), a politically independent, non-profit association for minority press1981 Midas, an asteroid discovered in 1973Midas formula, a financial-analysis formulaMidas List, an annual list of dealmakers in high-tech and life scienceMidas, a core-banking solution from Misys International Banking systemsMidas (Band), an indie band based in Stourbridge, UK"Midas Touch", a single by Midnight StarMIDAS, a military satellite subsumed into RM-81 Agena
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The Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme, usually abbreviated to MiDAS, is a training and registration scheme for drivers of minibuses in the UK.Following a number of serious accidents where drivers and passengers using minibuses were killed or serious injured in the 1990s the government, with the involvement of RoSPA and the Community Transport Association, created a programme to train and assess the competence of drivers. It may optionally include certification to use tail lifts and adaptations for wheelchairs that permit the passenger to travel safely whilst remaining in the chair.
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Noun
1. (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) legend, fable
(classification) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas

n. Midas, legendary king who received the gift of having everything that he touched turn to gold (Greek Mythology); one who has great money making ability

n. Midas, legendary king who received the gift of having everything that he touched turn to gold (Greek Mythology); one who becomes immensely rich, one who has great money making ability