Question

In one story, this figure’s son Lityerses (“lit-EER-sees”) made travelers reap corn, (20[1])then beheaded them (20[1])with a scythe. (20[1])This (20[1])figure’s (20[1])father Gordias was made king after bringing this figure into town on a wagon. (0[1])After disagreeing with Tmolus, this figure (20[1])started wearing a turban, (20[1])only (20[1])for a barber to whisper about (20[1])it (20[2])into a field (20[2])of (20[2])reeds, (20[2])which repeated it (20[3])when the wind (20[2])blew. (20[3])After this (20[1])figure rated (*) Pan over Apollo in a music (10[1])contest, (10[1])Apollo (0[1])gave (10[1])him (10[1])ass’s ears. (10[1])The river Pactolus (10[1])was used to (10[1])wash away a gift given to this (10[1])figure, which he received for treating the drunken Silenus hospitably and returning him to Dionysus. That gift made this Phrygian man unable to touch his daughter or eat. (10[1])For 10 points, name this king who turned everything he touched into gold. ■END■

ANSWER: King Midas
<Jaimie Carlson, RMP - Greco-Roman Mythology&gt; ~25801~ &lt;Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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