Who was the legendary king of Greek mythology who changed all he touched into gold?
1981 Midas Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex at a distance of 0.08 AU with a measured maximal radar cross-section of 0.1 km. This minor planet was named after the figure from Greek mythology, Midas, the King of Phrygia, who turned whatever he touched to gold. He received this ability as an award, but soon realized that this gift was a curse when his daughter turned into a statue after he had touched her. Relieved of his power by bathing in the river Pactolus, other accounts also tell his death caused by starvation. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet
Periphas (Attic king) changed into a bird. Periphas (Attic king) In Greek mythology, Periphas (, "gen." Περίφας) was a legendary king of Attica whom Zeus turned into an eagle. Aside from a passing reference in Ovid's "Metamorphoses", the only known source for this story is the second century AD or later "Metamorphoses" of Antoninus Liberalis. The story as told by Antoninus Liberalis is as follows. In a time, before Cecrops, who was traditionally recorded to be the first king of Athens, the earth born ("autochthon") Periphas ruled over Attica. He was a pious priest of Apollo, to whom Periphas made many sacrifices, and