Gordius

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Menander, Monostichoi, 434

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