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Because the Greek God Apollo (Son of Zous and twin brother of Artemis) had beaten Pan at a music competition, and because King Midas liked Pan as a friend better, he chose Pan to win even though his music was terrible. That is when King midas claimed his donkey ears, when APollo used his magic to punish him by giving him them.
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What did king midas wear?
King Midas always wore a turban or other lavish headdress to cover his donkey's ears. He got the donkey ears after insulting Apollo.
The main characters of king midas?
the king Midas, and, his his daughter Aurelia.
What are king midas's powers?
King Midas didn't have any powers!
What does King Midas have to do with Midas Tires?
Their slogan is "Trust the Midas touch."
King midas and his golden touch summary?
what is the summary of king midas and his gold
What did king midas wear?
King Midas always wore a turban or other lavish headdress to cover his donkey's ears. He got the donkey ears after insulting Apollo.
What punishment did Apollo give to King Midas?
His ears became those of a donkey.
What was king midas puinshment?
He was to have the ears of the donkey when he claimed a satyrs music was better than apollo's.
What does being midas-eared mean?
Being without judgement. It comes from a Greek Myth about a king named Midas who didnt judge in a contest and Apollo gave him ass's ears (donkey ears)
Could king Midas hear?
Of course he could, though for a time, because he offended Apollo, wore a pair of donkey's ears.
What did Midas look like?
We do not know much about his original lokks. But after he had judged a musical contest to the displeasure of Apollo he was given donkey's ears.
What does it mean to have Midas ears?
It usually refers to the spreading of a secret. The term comes from the story of the King of Midas who had long ears, he usually covered his ears so no one would discover that their king had long ears like a donkey. His barber was the only one who knew his secret and the king made the barber promise that he would never tell anyone about the king's secret. Eventually the secret became too much for the barber to handle, one day he left the palace, dug a hole in the ground, and shout the secret loudly inside the hole, then he covered the hole and left. After some time a plant grew in the same place where he had dug the hole, the plant's leaves grew and shouted the secret to all the by-passers until everyone knew that their king actually had long ears like a donkey.
Is Apollo is any Greek legend or myths?
Yes, In the legend of midas and his donkey ears, and the story of Hyacinthus, and also the legend of Daphne the nymph.
Donkey's Ears or Donkey's Years?
It's "Donkey's Ears". The ears of a donkey look really long, indeed.
What is the symbol for the Greek god Midas?
The Golden Touch According to his foolish wish, he was granted the power to turn into gold everything he touched - but he got more than he had bargained for, as even his food or bed turned into gold and he couldn't even touch his own body!
The main characters of king midas?
the king Midas, and, his his daughter Aurelia.
Was King Midas a monster?
No. King Midas was a mortal man.
