Was there really a King Midas? Well, yes: the arrow here points to the disintegrated remains the king once famed for the golden touch. He was king of Phryigia and his funeral feast was dug up in Turkey fifty years ago. Recently remains in the toasting vessels have been identified as a grape wine, barley beer and honey mead. 
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