King Midas and the Golden Touch. Adapted by Mistress Dervila ni Leanon. Based on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Ancient Greek. Time: About 3:41. Bacchus, the god .... How he came to acquire his fabled 'Midas touch' or 'golden touch' varies from telling to telling, but this is probably the commonest version, which the Roman poet .... Greek and Roman Mythology. King Midas and the Golden Touch. Silenus [sie-​LEEN-uhs] was the oldest and merriest follower of Bacchus [BAK-uhs], the Wine. 00291a