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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 Gordians from wikipedia

- 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...
- is last mentioned in papyri from 7 April, while the Gordians are first mentioned in 13 June. Gordian is last mentioned in an Egyptian inscription dated...
- Syme 1971, pp. 1–16. Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 18:4 Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 18:5 Birley 2005, p. 341. An inscription confirming...
- Augusta, The Three Gordians, 17:1 Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 4:2 Birley 2005, p. 339. Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 3:5 Chisholm 1911...
- 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...
- the Gordians and controlled the only legionary unit (III Augusta) in the area. Gordian II was killed in the fighting and, on hearing this, Gordian I hanged...
- Numidia, held a grudge against the Gordians. He led an army to fight them and defeated them decisively at Carthage. Gordian II was killed in the battle, and...
- operations against Maximinus Thrax until the arrival of the Gordians. On the news of the Gordians' defeat and deaths, however, the Senate met in closed session...
- 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...
- called Gordiacea, and commonly known as horsehair worms, hairsnakes, or Gordian worms) are a phylum of parasitoid animals superficially similar to nematode...