👉 Mithridatez is a term in ancient Greek mythology used to describe the process of transforming or magnifying a person's image, as if it were a statue. This can be seen in the story of Perseus and his quest for the lyre of Athena, where he was given a representation of her as a mithridate. In this sense, mithridatize is to make something even more powerful or impressive by magnifying its image or appearance, as if it