gordian knot

     

The Gorian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem, solved by a bold stroke ("cutting the Gordian knot").

Trivia about gordian knot

  • Alexander the Great cut it with his sword after being told that whoever could undo it would rule Asia
  • An ancients “Rubik's Cube”, spliced by the father of Midas, sliced by Alexander
  • Hearing that only the future ruler of Asia could untie this, Alexander the Great cut it with his sword instead
  • An oracle decreed that anyone who could unravel this would rule Asia
  • In Greek myth it was the King of Phrygia & father of Midas who tied this knot that no one could untie
  • No one could undo this creation of Gordius
  • According to legend, Alexander the Great was unable to untie this knot, so he cut it instead

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