Midas.
Midas (king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold)
Meaning & usage
Midas (king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold)
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Midās, from Ancient Greek Μίδᾱς (Mídās), from Phrygian Μιδας (Midas).
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