In his poem, the Metamorphoses, Ovid is telling the story of King Midas, who should have been more careful what he wished for. In today’s blog illustration, Midas is shown demonstrating that his poor judgement in asking for the golden touch was not a one-off: he is awarding Pan the victory in a musical competition against the God Apollo. See and listen to the poem here.

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