3480428 King Midas is remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: King Midas is remembered in Greek mythology for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenare, Paris, 1615. Engraving circa 1615, by Leonard Gaultier. Semele was, in Greek mythology, the mortal mother of Dionysus by Zeusele asked Zeus to grant her a boon.); Universal History Archive/UIG; French, out of copyright.