To have everything that he touched turn to gold.
King Midas asked Dionysus to take back his "gift" which caused everything Midas touched to turn to gold.
Dionysus and Midas were never enemies, Midas was in fact favored by Dionysus twice - once for granting his wish, and the second time in telling Midas how to rid himself of it.
There was no condition. Midas reunited Dionysus with his surrogate father and repaid Midas with a wish. Midas wished that everything he touched turned to gold. Dionysus warned him to think about it carefully, but Midas ignored him. He didn't realize his mistake until he could no longer eat or drink, and begged to have the gift removed after he turned his beloved daughter to a statue of gold.
King Midas found Dionysus's friend, Silenus, was asleep in the flower gardens. Midas let him go without punishment.
Midas entertained Silenus until Dionysus came to find Midas
King Midas asked Dionysus to take back his "gift" which caused everything Midas touched to turn to gold.
Dionysus and Midas were never enemies, Midas was in fact favored by Dionysus twice - once for granting his wish, and the second time in telling Midas how to rid himself of it.
King Midas received the gift of the golden touch as a reward for his hospitality to the satyr Silenus, a companion of the god Dionysus. Impressed by Midas's kindness, Dionysus granted him the wish that everything he touched would turn to gold. However, Midas soon realized the curse of this gift when even food and drink transformed into gold, leading to his regret and desire to reverse the wish. This story highlights themes of greed and the consequences of one’s desires.
There isn't one. Midas was mortal; his golden touch a gift/curse from Dionysus.
Because Midas had sheltered and hospitably entertained Dionysus's follower Silenus.
There was no condition. Midas reunited Dionysus with his surrogate father and repaid Midas with a wish. Midas wished that everything he touched turned to gold. Dionysus warned him to think about it carefully, but Midas ignored him. He didn't realize his mistake until he could no longer eat or drink, and begged to have the gift removed after he turned his beloved daughter to a statue of gold.
King Midas found Dionysus's friend, Silenus, was asleep in the flower gardens. Midas let him go without punishment.
Midas entertained Silenus until Dionysus came to find Midas
King Midas, king of Pessinus in Phrygia. King Midas. He was given the golden touch by Dionysus because that is what he wished for. When he realized what a mistake it was, he had to beg him to take it back and make everything back to the way it was.
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.
Midas was greedy and wished to have everything he touched turn to gold, so Dionysus did so to teach him a lesson.
Dionyses gave king Midas gave king Midas the golden touch.