King Gordias
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King Gordias is a legendary Phrygian ruler best known in Greek mythology as the creator of the Gordian Knot, whose loosening was prophesied to determine the future ruler of Asia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Gordias canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Phrygian ruler
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legendary figure ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedLegend |
chosen as king after an oracle instructed Phrygians to select the first man arriving in a wagon
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tied his wagon to a post in Gordium with an intricate knot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
oracle at Telmissus
NERFINISHED
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royal legitimacy in Phrygia ⓘ wagon dedicated in Gordium ⓘ |
| category | Mythological kings of Anatolia ⓘ |
| child | Midas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Gordian Knot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek mythology
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Phrygian mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | peasant before becoming king in some traditions ⓘ |
| describedIn | Greek mythological tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Phrygians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryStatus | true ⓘ |
| influenced | later legends about Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Greek ⓘ |
| mythologicalLocation | Gordium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gordian Knot
NERFINISHED
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being associated with a prophecy about the ruler of Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | cycle of myths surrounding Midas ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophecy | whoever loosed the Gordian Knot would become ruler of Asia ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Phrygian religion ⓘ |
| residence | Gordium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Cybele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic era of early Phrygia ⓘ |
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