Herodotus' Histories

Gordias (son of Midas)

Family: Phrygian · Role: son of Midas · First appears: Book 1 · §34–43

Life events

  • Adrastos arrived in Sardis, confessed he had unintentionally killed his brother, and said his father had exiled him.(Book 1 · §34–43 · 📍 Sardis)
    • With: Croesus Adrastos Midas
    • “I slew my own brother against my will, and therefore am I here, having been driven forth by my father and deprived of all that I had.”

Book 1 · §34–43

  • child: Adrastos “O king, I am the son of Gordias, the son of Midas, and I am called Adrastos;”
  • parent: Midas “O king, I am the son of Gordias, the son of Midas, and I am called Adrastos;”

Book 1 · §45–52

  • child: Adrastos “Adrastos the son of Gordias, the son of Midas”
  • parent: Midas “Adrastos the son of Gordias, the son of Midas”

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