Gordius
From LSJ
ἔκστασίς τίς ἐστιν ἐν τῇ γενέσει τὸ παρὰ φύσιν τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν → what is contrary to nature is any developmental aberration from what is in accord with nature (Aristotle, On the Heavens 286a19)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
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.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Gordĭus,¹⁶ ĭī, m., laboureur phrygien qui devint roi : Curt. 3, 1, 14 || -ĭus, a, um, nodus gordius Amm. 14, 11, 1, nœud gordien.
