6 - Alexander, the Gordian Knot, and the Kingship of Midas

The wagon of Midas and Gordias, with its famous yoke-knot cut by Alexander, was not a vestige of the migration of Phrygians from Europe to Anatolia, but was a symbol of kingship traditional in the lands of Macedonia.

Macedonian Legacies: Studies in Ancient Macedonian History and Culture in Honor of Eugene N. Borza, pp. 107-143. T. Howe and J. Reames, editors.

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Work Title 6 - Alexander, the Gordian Knot, and the Kingship of Midas
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  1. Mark Munn
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  1. Alexander the Great
  2. Gordion
  3. Gordian knot
  4. Midas
  5. Macedonia
  6. Phrygians
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  1. Regina Books
Publication Date 2008
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  1. Ancient history
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  1. English
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    • The wagon of Midas and Gordias, with its famous yoke-knot cut by Alexander, was not a vestige of the migration of Phrygians from Europe to Anatolia, but was a symbol of kingship traditional in the lands of Macedonia.
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    • Macedonian Legacies: Papers on Macedonian Culture and History in Honor of Eugene N. Borza, pp. 107-143
    Description
    • The wagon of Midas and Gordias, with its famous yoke-knot cut by Alexander, was not a vestige of the migration of Phrygians from Europe to Anatolia, but was a symbol of kingship traditional in the lands of Macedonia.
    • The wagon of Midas and Gordias, with its famous yoke-knot cut by Alexander, was not a vestige of the migration of Phrygians from Europe to Anatolia, but was a symbol of kingship traditional in the lands of Macedonia.
    • Macedonian Legacies: Studies in Ancient Macedonian History and Culture in Honor of Eugene N. Borza, pp. 107-143. T. Howe and J. Reames, editors.
    Publisher's Statement
    • T. Howe and J. Reames, editors