The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great.
1 (in Greek legend) a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword. 2  a complicated and intricate problem (esp in the phrase cut the Gordian knot). Miscellaneous: In Greek legend, the Gordian knot was the name given to an intricate knot used by Gordius to secure his oxcart. Gordius, who was a poor peasant, arrived with his wife in a public square of Phrygia in an oxcart. An oracle had informed the populace that their future king would come riding in a wagon. Full Definition of GORDIAN KNOT. 1. : an intricate problem; especially: a problem insoluble in its own terms —often used in the phrase cut the Gordian knot. 2. : a knot tied by Gordius, king of Phrygia, held to be capable of being untied only by the future ruler of Asia, and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword. See Gordian knot defined for English-language learners. ADVERTISEMENT. The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem (disentangling an impossible knot) solved easily by cheating or thinking outside the box (cutting the Gordian knot): Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian Knot is a legend of associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for a problem which has no easy or obvious solution.
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