The historical King Midas ruled the Near Eastern Kingdom of Phrygia in the late 8th to early 7th centuries B.C.. He made Phrygia the wealthiest and most powerful kingdom at the time. The legend of ...

Credit: Walter Crane, Public Domain One of the most famous characters from Greek mythology is King Midas. He was the king who, according to legend, turned anything he touched into gold. While many ...

But nobody was laughing when an angry Greek god punished King Midas by giving him the ears of a donkey! According to the legend, one day a satyr (a mythical creature who was half-man, half-goat) named ...

Key Stage 2 History / English teaching resources covering several of the best-known Ancient Greek myths and legends. Myths include King Midas, Perseus, Medusa, Persephone and Hades, The Minotaur ...