Midas was the name of a king in Phrygia with whom many myths became associated, as well as two later members of the Phrygian royal house.
In the Nathaniel Hawthorne version of the Midas myth, Midas' daughter turns to a golden statue when he touches her (illustration by Walter Crane for the 1893 edition)
The Midas Monument, a Phrygian rock-cut tomb dedicated to Midas (700 BC).
The "Tomb of Midas" in Gordion, dated 740 BC.
Inside the "Tomb of Midas" in Gordion
In classical antiquity, Phrygia was a kingdom in the west-central part of Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. After its conquest, it became a region of the great empires of the time.
Gordion archeological site
Zeus Temple in ancient city of Aizanoi belongs to Phrygia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Theatre complex of Aizanoi in Phrygia
Phrygian soldiers. Detail from a reconstruction of a Phrygian building at Pazarlı, Çorum, Turkey, 7th–6th centuries BC.