The Golden Touch (Minas)Midas，was a King of Macedonian Bromium， where he ruled over the Brigians and planted his famous rose gardens． One day，the old hero Silenus,Dionysus' former teacher,was found sleeping and drunken in the rose gardens．The gardeners tied him and ledhim before Midas. Then Silenus told some wonderful tales to Midas。 Midas enjoyed the tales very much and entertained Silenus for five days and nights, and then ordered a guide to lead him to Dionysus' headquarters． Dionysus,who had been worrying about Silenus，was glad to see him back and asked how Midas wished to be rewarded．He replied without hesitation ： ‘ Please turn all I touch into gold. ’ However, not onlystones ， flowersand the furniture of his house turned to gold. Midas was delighted at first then he found the water he want to drink and the food he want to eat turned to gold too. Midas soon begged to be freed from his wish， because he was fast dying of hunger and thirst. Dionysus told him to visit the source of the river Pactolus and there wash himself. He obeyed ， and was at oncefreed from the golden touch, but the sands of the river Pactolusare bright with gold to this day． 点金术弥达斯是马其顿勃洛弥恩的国王.他统治勃里癸亚人民，种植闻名遐迩的玫瑰花。一天，狄俄尼索斯以前的老师森林之神老西勒诺斯喝醉了,躺在弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡。园丁发现了他，把他捆起来领去见弥达斯.西勒诺斯给弥达斯说了一些很有意思的故事，让弥达斯很兴奋。于是他盛情款待老山神五天五夜，然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营。狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担心，看到西勒诺斯平安回来很兴奋.他询问问弥达斯有什么要求，他应该怎样报答他。弥达斯毫不迟疑地回答说，“请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子。”然而,变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设。他坐下吃饭时，他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子。过了不久，弥达斯恳求狄俄尼索斯使他从...
