Gordian

1. Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.

2. Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia

3. Of the Gordian knot.

   extremely intricate; usually in phrase ‘Gordian knot’

4. Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.

1. The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword.

   ruЗнаменитый гордиев узел рассекли мечом. — Karok

   deDer berühmte gordische Knoten wurde mit einem Schwert durchhauen. — al_ex_an_der

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2. That was a 'cutting the Gordian knot' type of solution.

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3. The famous Gordian Knot was cut with a sword blow.

   ruЗнаменитый гордиев узел был рассечён ударом меча. — Karok

   deDer berühmte gordische Knoten wurde mit einem Schwert durchhauen. — al_ex_an_der

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