Herodotus' Histories

Gordias (father of Midas)

Family: Phrygian · Role: king of Phrygia · First appears: Book 1 · §9–18

Book 1 · §9–18

  • child: Midas “except only Midas the son of Gordias king of Phrygia,”

Book 8 · §137–142

  • child: Midas “the so-called gardens of Midas the son of Gordias, where roses grow wild”

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