Remember King Midas and his love of gold? Well he's back, and he hasn't learned ANY lessons. This time, the roguish satyr Pan is involved, as well as the god Apollo, AND Apollo's beautiful golden lyre...
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Oct 2020
S3E3 - Midas and the Golden Touch
Oh Muses! In this episode we tell the tale of King Midas and his Golden Touch. We come across secrets too funny not to share, ridiculous facial features, golden bathtubs, and badly made wishes. --- National Geographic Kids Greeking Out is a kid-friendly retelling of some of the b ... Show More
20m 22s
Jan 2023
The Golden Touch of King Midas
In return for showing his friend kindness, the Greek deity, Dionysus, offers to grant one wish to King Midas. The King asks that everything he touches turn to gold. But isn’t it true when they say, be careful what you wish for?
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9m 36s
Aug 2020
193A-Monkey King: Golden Cicada
We return to the stories of the Monkey King and pick up at the end of his long imprisonment under a mountain, for trying to overthrow everyone and everything. Meanwhile, a messenger from heaven is on the move, looking for a pilgrim to make a dangerous journey that will bring them ... Show More
48m 49s
May 2017
69-Midas: You Got the Touch
Don't, under any circumstances, trust the Midas touch. The king of unforced errors, Midas is a well-known figure in mythology mainly because of horrible decision-making and lack of foresight. They say any publicity is good publicity, and I hope that is the case for Midas, who too ... Show More
35m 20s