Gordias

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  1. 1
    The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas. Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gordiās, from Ancient Greek Γορδίας (Gordías).

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