Comparing the challenge facing the government to the Gordian Knot of mythology that was impossible to untie, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis was nevertheless confident that Tsipras could muster enough votes in parliament. Greek PM faces 'Gordian Knot' to pass reforms for deal In any half-sane worl...
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Gordian knot was an extremely complicated knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia in Asia Minor. Located in the city of Gordium, the knot came to symbolize an impossibly difficult problem that could not be solved....
For those unfamiliar with ancient Greek mythology, having been made King of the Phrygians (in modern Turkey), Gordius dedicated his cart to Zeus by tying it to a temple using an intricate knot of cornel bark. An oracle declared that whoever could untie the knot would reign over all Asia....
He then drew his sword and sliced the knot in half with a single stroke. Greek Mythology Sources of Greek Mythology There is no single original text, like the Christian Bible or the Hindu Vedas, that introduces all Greek myths’ characters and stories. Instead, the earliest Greek myths ...
A complicated problem that can only be solved with creative or unorthodox thinking. In Greek and Roman mythology, King Gordian tied such a complex knot that only Alexander the Great was able to loosen it by cutting it with his sword.Trying to remove the gum from my daughter's hair turned ...
However, it will be shown that the Greek press strategically used most of the metaphors that circulated globally at the time, not only culture specific ones.doi:10.1080/14636770500349932GogorosiEleniRoutledgeNew Genetics & SocietyGOGOROSI, E., 2005. Untying the Gordian knot of creation: metaphors ...