In Greek myth, who divested himself of his 'curse' in the River Pactolus?
Pactolus (Karun). Pactolus Pactolus (), now named Sart Çayı is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus. The Pactolus once contained electrum that was the basis of the economy of the ancient state of Lydia. According to legend, King Midas divested himself of the golden touch by washing himself in the river. The historian Herodotus claimed that the gold contained in the sediments carried by the river was the source of the wealth of King
Pactolus Bank due to the severe weather these ships had to operate in. So Pactolus Bank may itself be a phantom island. In 2008 Dutchman Hylke Tromp, after some years of research, published a comprehensive report, containing all known facts and myths regarding the Pactolus Bank. Pactolus Bank Pactolus Bank or Burnham Bank was discovered at and a depth of by Captain W.D. Burnham on the American ship "Pactolus" on November 6, 1885. Felix Riesenberg, who served under Burnham, postulated that Pactolus Bank was the sunken location of Elizabeth Island, discovered by Sir Francis Drake's ship the "Golden Hinde" in 1578. Leaving