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

Midas is Greek mythology's king of Phrygia. In his avarice, Midas wished for the ability to turn everything he touched into gold — which, unsurprisingly, didn't turn out well.

Ancient Greek mythology: 8. ... King Midas is the ruler of Phrygia. One day he finds a satyr (upper body of a man, legs of a goat) in need of help and provides assistance.

But Phrygia, a sector of land in what’s now Turkey, definitely was—and researchers have now uncovered evidence of a conflict that may have toppled the realm around the eighth century B.C.

A city once home to the world’s richest king now looks more like a quarry. Gordion was the capital of ancient Phrygia, an Iron Age kingdom of Anatolia. Today, it is located at the site of modern ...

The Phrygian cap derives its name from the ancient region of Phrygia, in what is now Turkey. Also known as a liberty cap, it inspired revolutionaries in both the Colonies and France.

Tumulus and entrance to tomb of King Midas of Phrygia ... which reigned from 1200 to 675 B.C. The kingdom’s first ruler, Gordias, was succeeded by his son, Midas, who, in mythology, ...

The spectacular burial tumuli at Gordion (Turkey), the capital of ancient Phrygia and seat of the legendary (but historical) King Midas of the Golden Touch, are presented in this lecture by CU's ...

AFYONKARAHISAR, Turkey . A hidden gem in the ancient Phrygian Valley has become an alternative tourist destination in western Turkey with the many historical places and “fairy chimneys” it boasts.