Gordias

Summary

Gordias is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #200 of 1,333).^[2]

Key Facts

• A child of Gordias was Adrastus^[3].
• A child of Gordias was Midas^[4].
• Gordias held the position of king of Phrygia^[5].
• Gordias is recorded as male^[6].
• Gordias's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[7].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[10].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as Description of Greece^[12].
• Gordias's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[13].
• Gordias's different from is recorded as Gorgias^[14].
• Gordias's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gordios'}^[15].
• Gordias's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gordias'}^[16].

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Career and Affiliations

Gordias held the position of king of Phrygia^[5].

Personal Life

Children include Adrastus^[3], a mythological Greek character^[17] and Midas^[4], a mythological Greek character^[18].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Gordias include Gordion^[19], an archaeological site^[20], in Turkey^[21] and Gordian knot^[22], a knot^[23].

Why It Matters

Gordias draws 454 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #200 of 1,333).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for him include Gordion^[19], an archaeological site^[20], in Turkey^[21] and Gordian knot^[22], a knot^[23].