King Midas was in his treasure room when an old satyr appeared. Midas recognised him as Silenus, a friend of the god Dionysus, and invited him to stay.
Dionysus was pleased and offered to grant Midas a wish. He wished that everything he would touch became gold.
After some time, he realized that all the gold in the world would not be better than the love of her little daughter, or the smell of the roses, so he asked Dionysus to remove the spell.