Gordian knot
(gôr′dē ən)
- Gr. Legend a knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword
- any perplexing problem
See Gordian knot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- An exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock.
- An intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be the next ruler of Asia.
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