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.
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
Gordian Knot
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The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied an oxcart. Reputedly, whoever could untie it wo
Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian Knot by Livio Retti (1692–1751)
Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot (1767) by Jean-François Godefroy
Alexander the Great Cutting the Gordian Knot by André Castaigne (1898–1899)