Concept information
Classical Mythology and Ancient History
metamorphoses ~ classical mythology
metamorphoses of objects, plants and flowers
objects turning to gold: because of Midas' kindness to Silenus, the things he touches turn into gold; a gift from Bacchus (Midas may be seen at table, trying to eat) (Ovid, Metamorphoses XI 92)
Preferred term
97O71Midas washes away the fatal gift in the river Pactolus
Subject
- ancient history
- Bacchus
- classical antiquity
- flower
- gold
- history
- king
- meal
- metamorphosis
- Midas (King)
- mythology
- Ovid, Metamorphoses 11
- Pactolus (river)
- plant
- rewarding
- river
- transformation
- washing
Notation
- 97O71
In other languages
URI
http://iconclass.org/97O71
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