Gordion
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Gordion was the capital city of ancient Phrygia. It was located at the site of modern Yassıhüyük, about 70–80 km southwest of Ankara, in the immediate vicinity of Polatlı district. Gordion's location
The Early Phrygian East Citadel Gate at Gordion, with the Terrace Building Complex and Megaron buildings behind it
The 8th century BCE burial tumuli, Tumulus MM (left) and Tumulus P (right) at Gordion, Turkey
Aerial overview of the Citadel Mound of Gordion
View through the Early Phrygian East Citadel Gate at Gordion looking at Tumulus W (c. 850 BCE)
Midas
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Midas was a king of Phrygia with whom many myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.
Gordion
…into Anatolia, beginning in 546 BCE, spelled the end of any Lydian control and of Phrygian autonomy at Gordion. The most famous king of Phrygia was Midas, who reigned during the Middle Phrygian period at Gordion. He was likely on the throne at Gordion by c. 740 BCE, based on the completion of Tumulus MM…
King Midas on a red-figure stamnos from Chiusi around 440 BC, British Museum
The Midas Monument, a Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas (700 BCE)
In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas's daughter turns to a golden statue when he touches her (illustration by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition).
The "Tomb of Midas" in Gordion, dated 740 BCE