TURKEY - Gordion Archaelogical Site & PHRYGIA and KING MIDAS

GORDION ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE, PHRYGIA and KING MIDAS Location: West-central Anatolia, in what is now Turkey Gordion: The Political center of the Phrygian ancient nation from the mid-9th century BC. The most famous Phrygian king: Midas also known as King Mita in Assyrian records. There are famous myths Gordion and Midas: Myth 1: Alexander the Great cut the famous Gordion Knot and became the ruler of Asia. Myth 2: King Midas’ “Golden Touch”. Myth 3: King Midas and his Donkey ears. Archaeological excavati