proper noun
Gordĭus
Meaning
- a king of Gordium
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.—Hence, Gordĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gordius:
nodus, i. e. an insoluble problem, Amm. 14, 11, 1.