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#Gordias was a , which became the Phrygian capital. His ox-cart was preserved in the acropolis. Its yoke was secured with an intricate knot called the Gordian Knot . Legend said that he who could unravel it would be master of 'Asia' which was equated at the time with Anatolia. Instead, Alexander The Great sliced the knot in half with his sword, in 333 BCE. #'With' Cybele or under her patronage as Great Mother goddess of Phrygia, Gordias adopted Midas . # A later Gordias was a Phrygian king, the father with Eurynome of Adrastus . Adrastus accidentally killed his own brother and had to flee to Lycia . |
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