King Midas from Greek mythology, from whom we get the saying, "The Midas touch." However, when used nowadays it is meant as a compliment. But for King Midas it lead to much loneliness.
In Greek mythology, King Midas turned everything he touched into gold with his magical touch. However, he soon realized the consequences of his gift, as even his loved ones and food turned to gold at his touch.
It turned into gold
King Midas of Phrygia's touch turned things to gold.
King Midas had the golden touch.
he could turn objects and things to gold. however he touched his daughter and she turned to gold. he cried by a river and made it turn gold colored and the curse was lifeted
Midas' touch turned everything to gold.
Lead cannot be turned into gold. Lead can only be turned into more lead, and more lead can only be turned into even more lead. Lead cannot be magically turned into gold.
Midas' touch turned everything to gold.
King Midas - he was cursed so that everything he touched turned to gold.
With arrogance touched by ignorance, in that Midas did not heed Dionysus advice and Dionysus did not warn Midas outright that his touch of gold would affect food, water and living beings as well as things he wanted turned to gold.
I'm not sure what would make you think it didn't. Remember that in story telling, some things are assumed. Once it was established that everything he touched turned to gold, you don't need to keep saying that the things he touched turn to gold. It can be assumed.
Gold can be turned into a variety of gold compounds. Most easily it can be turned into chloroauric acid by immersing it in aqua regia, a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid.
He turned his palace into gold and then an apple and then a bronze goblet then some wine then his daughter. That is when he realised it was a bad idea!