英语词汇midas的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Midas; Midas touch. Just as the title pharaoh was bestowed upon all Egyptian rulers, Midas was the title of the kings of Phrygia, an ancient kingdom in what is now central Turkey, but the Midas who became the basis for the Midas legends has nev- er been positively identified. In legend King Midas is the father of Gordius. Several tales are told of him in Greek mythology, the most famous of these making his name proverbial. This sto- ry had King Midas befriending Silenus, the Greek god of wine and fertility, a jolly old man, often drunk but gifted with great powers of song and prophecy. Midas led Silenus to Dionysus, his pupil and boon companion, and this grateful god of fertility and wine rewarded him by promising to fulfill any wish he might make. King Midas told Dionysus that he wished every- thing he touched would turn to gold, and his wish was granted. But Midas got much more than he bargained for—even his food and drink turned to gold, and he nearly starved to death before the greedy king’s appetite for gold decreased and he asked the god to lift the spell. Dionysus commanded him to bath in the Pactolus River, which washed him clean of his cursed power and has ever since had gold-bearing sands. From this original morality tale, on which there have been many embellishments, we have the Midas touch, referring to anyone who effortlessly makes money from every project he undertakes.

词汇	midas
词源	Midas; Midas touch. Just as the title pharaoh was bestowed upon all Egyptian rulers, Midas was the title of the kings of Phrygia, an ancient kingdom in what is now central Turkey, but the Midas who became the basis for the Midas legends has nev- er been positively identified. In legend King Midas is the father of Gordius. Several tales are told of him in Greek mythology, the most famous of these making his name proverbial. This sto- ry had King Midas befriending Silenus, the Greek god of wine and fertility, a jolly old man, often drunk but gifted with great powers of song and prophecy. Midas led Silenus to Dionysus, his pupil and boon companion, and this grateful god of fertility and wine rewarded him by promising to fulfill any wish he might make. King Midas told Dionysus that he wished every- thing he touched would turn to gold, and his wish was granted. But Midas got much more than he bargained for—even his food and drink turned to gold, and he nearly starved to death before the greedy king’s appetite for gold decreased and he asked the god to lift the spell. Dionysus commanded him to bath in the Pactolus River, which washed him clean of his cursed power and has ever since had gold-bearing sands. From this original morality tale, on which there have been many embellishments, we have the Midas touch, referring to anyone who effortlessly makes money from every project he undertakes.
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