Gordius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Gordĭus, ii, m., = Γόρδιος,

I a king of Gordium , in Phrygia Major , famous for the inextricable knot on his chariot , which Alexander the Great cut with his sword , Curt. 3, 1, 15 sqq.; Just. 11, 7, 13 sqq.

II —Hence, Gordĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gordius : nodus, i. e. an insoluble problem , Amm. 14, 11, 1.

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