The Messed Up Origins™ of King Midas and the Golden Touch | Mythology Explained - Jon Solo

Witness the messed up origins of King Midas and the Golden Touch, where history, myth, and violence blur into something far darker than the version you know. ► SOLOFAM MERCH: » https://bit.ly/SoloFamMerch ► Support the series on Patreon! »   / jonsolo   ▼ Timestamps ▼ » 0:00 - Intro » 1:47 - The Misadventures of Midas (The Golden Touch) » 6:35 - The Donkey's Ears » 8:44 - The Sons of Midas » 10:14 - Fact or Fiction? » 12:40 - Wrap-Up ► Want more? » ALL Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained » ALL Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins » Astrology Explained: http://bit.ly/AstrologyExplained » Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained » Norse Mythology: http://bit.ly/NorseMythologyExplained » Folklore Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained » Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Social Media: » Twitter:   / jonsolo   » Instagram:   / jonsolo   » Facebook Fan Page:   / therealjonsolo   » Official Subreddit:   / jonsolo   ► Join the Official Channel Discord: »   / jonsolo   ► Send Fan Mail to: » SoloFamMail@gmail.com ► Business: » jonsolo@messeduporigins.com (Business Inquiries ONLY) ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▼ Credits ▼ » Written by Jon Solo » Researched by Jon Solo and Meredith Walker ▼ Resources ▼ » my favorites: https://messeduporigins.com/books » Midas Overview: https://www.theoi.com/Heros/Midas.html » Poetic Translation of Metamorphoses Book 11: http://classics.mit.edu/Ovid/metam.11... » King Midas and Marigold: https://www.theoi.com/articles/import... » Silenus: https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/... ▼ Art Sources ▼ » The painting of King Midas at dinner was provided by the all-powerful Markus Stadlober! Check out more of his incredible mythology art here: https://www.artstation.com/elderscroller   / markus.stadlober.art   » If I used your art in any portion of this video please send a message to my business email with proof that you're the original artist so I can give you credit! ▼ Music Sources ▼ » REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://goo.gl/Z9eHu1 » Background Music: Killing Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License » Quotes 3 by Anders Bothén: https://goo.gl/Lz9ADE #KingMidas #GreekMythology #MessedUpOrigins