King Midas to the beautiful taste of the Pomegranates

King Midas was a very wealthy king. Collecting gold was his
hobby, his joy and his life. One day as he sat counting his wealth he
saw an old man asleep under a tree. He saw that it was Silenus from the
court of Dionysus, God of wine. Midas was cunning and treated Silenus
like a king for ten days before taking him back to Dionysus. Dionysus
was grateful for the care lavished on his old servant and told King
Midas that he would grant any wish that he made.
Midas asked that anything he touched would be turned to gold. Dionysus
granted his wish but warned him about his greed. Midas was very happy.
He touched a tree and it turned to gold. He touched the walls of his
palace and it turned to gold. He touched his horse, then his servant,
his food and finally his children. Everything turned to gold.



 A Little of Greek Mythology
created by especially for Children

The Pomegranate Seeds

The Pomegranate was often used as a herbal remedy to lengthen life
and restore vigor, these qualities often made it a symbolic link
between the living and the dead.

Zeus and Demeter had a beautiful daughter called Persephone. Hades fell in love with her and wanted to marry her.

Hades
asked Zeus if he could marry her, Zeus dare not say no because he did
not want to upset Hades. He knew that if he said yes Demeter would be
angry. Whatever he answered would be wrong, so he did not answer. Zeus
hoped that Hades would just forget Persephone.