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Gordian
Gordian Gor"di*an, a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable. Gordian knot, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the thong which connected the pole of the chariot with the yoke. An oracle having declared that he who should untie it should be master of Asia, Alexander the Great averted the ill omen of his inability to loosen it by cutting it with his sword. Hence, a Gordian knot is an inextricable difficulty; and to cut the Gordian knot is to remove a difficulty by bold and energetic measures. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gordiacea.
Gordian
Gordian Gor"di*an, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Gordiacea.

Meaning of Gordian from wikipedia

- Look up Gordian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gordian may refer to: Gordian I (c.159–238), Roman emperor for one month with his son Gordian II (c...
- Gordian III (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordi****; 20 January 225 – c. February 244) was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the youngest...
- The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Gr**** legend ****ociated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied...
- out, leading to the successive proclamation of Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III as emperors in opposition to Maximinus. Maximinus...
- Gordian I (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordi**** Semproni**** Rom****; c. 158 – April 238 AD) was Roman emperor for 22 days with his son Gordian II in 238...
- Look up Gordian knot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Gordian Knot is a legendary knot that became a metaphor for an intractable problem solved...
- Gordian II (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordi**** Semproni**** Rom****; c. 192 – April 238) was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in 238 AD, the Year...
- tax-collector then approached the regional governor, Gordian, and insisted that he proclaim himself emperor. Gordian agreed reluctantly, but as he was almost 80...
- called Gordiacea, and commonly known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, or Gordian worms) are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode...
- after Gordian I and his son Gordian II rose up against Emperor Maximinus Thrax and were proclaimed co-emperors by the Roman Senate. Gordian II was killed...