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9 · Classical Mythology and Ancient History
97 · metamorphoses ~ classical mythology
97O · metamorphoses of objects, plants and flowers
97O7 · 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)
97O71 · Midas washes away the fatal gift in the river Pactolus