concept
Gordian Knot
Gordian knot
also: гордиевы узлы, gordievy uzly
The legendary intricate knot tied by King Gordias of Phrygia, said to be undoable only by the future ruler of Asia; Alexander the Great famously severed it with his sword rather than untying it, giving rise to the proverbial phrase for a boldly forced solution to an intractable problem.
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- Self-Deception (a tale) §7 Gordian knots
The legendary knot of King Gordias, said to be undoable only by the future ruler of Asia and famously cut through by Alexander the Great's sword; proverbial for a forced, decisive solution to an impossible problem.