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<p> A boor, the father of [[Midas]] ( <i> q. v </i> .), who was proclaimed king of [[Phrygia]] because he happened, in response to the decree of an oracle, to be the first to ride into Gordium during a particular assembly of the people; he rode into the city on a waggon, to which the yoke was attached by the | Gordius <ref name="term_73804" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A boor, the father of [[Midas]] ( <i> q. v </i> .), who was proclaimed king of [[Phrygia]] because he happened, in response to the decree of an oracle, to be the first to ride into Gordium during a particular assembly of the people; he rode into the city on a waggon, to which the yoke was attached by the Gordian knot, and which he dedicated to Zeus. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73804"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gordius Gordius from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73804"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gordius Gordius from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:25, 15 October 2021
Gordius [1]
A boor, the father of Midas ( q. v .), who was proclaimed king of Phrygia because he happened, in response to the decree of an oracle, to be the first to ride into Gordium during a particular assembly of the people; he rode into the city on a waggon, to which the yoke was attached by the Gordian knot, and which he dedicated to Zeus.
