gordius in English
noun
King in Greek Mythology who tied the Gordian Knot (an oracle prophesied that whoever untied the knot would rule over Asia)
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1. Tigranes dethroned Ariobarzanes I, who fled to Rome, and crowned Gordius as the new client-king of Cappadocia.
2. 30 An intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be the next ruler of Asia.