Pactolus River gold
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Pactolus River gold refers to the legendary alluvial gold deposits in the Pactolus River that enriched the ancient Lydian Kingdom and are famously linked to the myth of King Midas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pactolus River gold canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alluvial gold
ⓘ
legendary gold deposit ⓘ natural resource ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek mythology
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King Midas ⓘ Lydian Kingdom ⓘ Lydian electrum coinage ⓘ Midas touch ⓘ
surface form:
Midas touch myth
Sardis ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of early coinage
ⓘ
economic power of Lydia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of myth explaining natural resources
ⓘ
symbol of sudden and abundant wealth ⓘ |
| economicRole |
basis of Lydian monetary system
ⓘ
funding of Lydian state and military ⓘ |
| extractedBy |
ancient placer mining techniques
ⓘ
panning and washing methods ⓘ |
| geologicalType | auriferous alluvium ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the richest ancient gold streams ⓘ |
| influenced | reputation of Croesus for great wealth ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Croesus’ refinement of electrum into separate gold and silver coinage
ⓘ
origin of the world’s first standardized gold and silver coins ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Lydia ⓘ Pactolus River ⓘ modern-day Turkey ⓘ |
| materialForm |
alluvial placer deposits
ⓘ
electrum ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus’ Histories
Strabo ⓘ
surface form:
Strabo’s Geography
ancient Greek literary sources ⓘ |
| mythologicalExplanation | washed from King Midas after he bathed in the Pactolus River ⓘ |
| near | Sardis acropolis ⓘ |
| region | western Anatolia ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | Midas washing away his golden touch in the Pactolus River ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Lydian coinage
ⓘ
Lydian wealth ⓘ electrum used in early coins ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Croesus
ⓘ
surface form:
King Croesus
Lydian rulers ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.