 Herodotus says Midas was Gordias' son and does not mention Cybele.Herodotus also says that Gordias' son Midas had a garden in Macedonia, which could imply that Herodotus believed Gordias lived before the legendary Phrygian migration to Anatolia.Another member of the Phrygian royal line named Gordias was a contemporary of Croesus of Lydia, according to Herodotus.