Definition of Midas

1. Noun. (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold.

Category relationships: Fable, Legend
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Definition of Midas

1. n. A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

Definition of Midas

1. Proper noun. (Greek mythology) A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Midas

1. A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset. Origin: So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Midas

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mid season forms
mid seasons
mid seral species
mid seral treatment
mid youth
mida
midadolescent
midafternoon
midafternoons
midair
midairs
midaltitude
midargument
midarm
midas (current term)
midas's ear
midaxillary line
midazolam
midazolam hydrochloride
midbite
midblastula
midblock
midbody
midbook
midbow
midbowman
midbrain
midbrain tegmentum

Literary usage of Midas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Age of Fable; Or, Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1856)
"0 midas —BAUCIS AND PHILEMON. BACCHUS, on a certain occasion, ... midas recognized him, and treated him hospitably, entertaining him for ten days and nights ..."

2. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"midas. I. Arnold and Gilbert. Stepping stones to literature, v. 2. (King midas. ... (Judgment of midas.) Bryant. Best stories to tell to children. ..."

3. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The following is the principal myth connected with the name of midas. midas conferred a favor on Bacchus, and the god desired him to ask whatsoever he ..."

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