In the ancient lands of Phrygia, an elderly couple named Philemon and Baucis offered hospitality to the gods Zeus and Hermes who were disguised as weary travelers. While their wealthy neighbors...
The myth of Marsyas recounts the tragic fate of a Phrygian satyr who, after mastering the aulos abandoned by Athena, dared to challenge the god Apollo to a musical contest. Judged by the Muses,...
King Midas of Phrygia is granted a wish by Dionysus and chooses that everything he touches turn to gold, only to find it a deadly curse when he cannot eat or drink. After being cured by the River...
In the Phrygian region near Tyana, Zeus and Hermes descended in disguise to test human hospitality. After being rejected by an entire city, they were welcomed by the impoverished elderly couple...