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Princeton's WordNet
Gordiusnoun
legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot
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Gordius typically refers to two distinct concepts in history and biology: 1) In Greek mythology, Gordius was the king of Phrygia, known for creating the complex Gordian Knot that, according to legend, was only untangled by Alexander the Great. 2) In biology, Gordius is a genus of hairworms or nematomorpha, a type of parasitic worm. The species in this genus are commonly referred to as horsehair worms or Gordian worms due to their long, thin appearance.
Webster Dictionary
Gordiusnoun
a genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called also hair eel, hairworm, and hair snake, from the absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are metamorphosed horsehairs
Etymology: [NL. See Gordian, 1.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gordius
gor′di-us, n. a genus typical of Gordiidæ, a family of nematode worms with a hair-like body.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gordius
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.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gordius in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gordius in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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