古希腊神话故事:点金术

　　The Golden Touch midas,son of the great goddess of ida ,by a herowhosename is not remembered ,was a pleasureloving king of macedonianbromium ,where he ruled over the brigians and planted his famous rosegardens. one day,the old hero silenus,dionysus'' former teacher ,happenedto straggle from the main body of the dionysian army as it marched outof thrace into boeotia,and was found sleeping and drunken in the rosegardens.the gardeners tied him and ledhim before midas,to whom he toldwonderful tales of a big continent lying beyond the ocean''s stream ——altogether separatefrom the united mass of europe ,asia,or africa——where gigantic,happy ,and longlived people lived in splendid cities,enjoying a wonderful law system.midas ,delighted with silenus'' fictions,entertained him for five days and nights,and then ordered a guide tolead him to dionysus'' headquarters. dionysus ,who had been worryingabout silenus ,sent toask how midas wished to be rewarded.he repliedwithout hesitation:"please turn all i touch i