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Gordian Knot

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A knot by which the yoke was fastened to the beam of the chariot of Gordius (q. v .), and which no one could untie except the man who was destined to be the conqueror of Asia; Alexander the Great being ambitious to achieve this feat, tried hard to undo it, but failing, cut it with his sword and marched on to conquest.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gordian Knot'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gordian-knot.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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