A burial mound in Turkey may have held the remains of a member of King Midas's family. But not all experts are convinced.

Archaeologists in Turkey may have finally identified the remnants of an ancient metropolis on the Konya Plain in the south of the country. The discovery happened when a local farmer told them about a ...

The tomb's cremated remains are over 100 years older than the earliest-known cremation practices at Gordion. King Midas is the stuff of legend. Ancient Greek tales tell of a Phrygian ruler granted the ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A groundbreaking new exhibit at the Penn Museum takes us back in time, 3,000 years! It features spectacular artifacts from Turkey that tell the legendary story of King Midas and ...

A MYSTERIOUS message carved into a statue forged by King Midas has been read for the first time in more than two millennia. A historian managed to decipher it during a visit to what today is southern ...

Midas is a prominent character in Greek and Roman mythology for his fabled ability to turn anything he touched into gold. According to the myth, Midas was given a wish from Silenus, the companion of ...

The story of King Midas and his ability to turn everything he touched into gold is one of the most famous fables of all time — a classic myth telling of the tragedy that befalls those who have ...