[DOC] [TLE] Gordian Knot - Wikipedia [PAR] Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthlemy (17431812). The 
Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium associated with Alexander the 
Great. ... Once Alexander had sliced the knot with a sword-stroke, his biographers 
claimed ... prophesied that the one to untie the knot would become the king of 
Asia. [DOC] [TLE] gordian knot English definition/translation - seadict.com [PAR] noun (in phr. cut the Gordian knot) solve a difficult problem in a direct or ... the 
Great in response to the prophecy that whoever untied it would rule Asia. ... An 
intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with 
his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be 
the... [DOC] [TLE] What is gordian knot - Sesli Szlk [PAR] The Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. ... with his 
sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be ... no 
one could untie it Alexander was told that "whoever undid the knot would reign ... 
should rule Asia Alexander the Great, unable to undo it, cut it with his sword; 
hence... [DOC] [TLE] Gordian knot - definition of Gordian knot by The Free Dictionary [PAR] ... his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be 
... rule Asia: Alexander the Great, not able to untie the knot, is said to have cut it... [DOC] [TLE] King of the world: Alexander and Persia - Alexander the Great: A ... [PAR] Although 'rule over Asia' was not a precisely defined idea, it was what ... was told 
that whoever could undo the knot would become either 'Ruler of Asia' ... are 
reportedthe more popular was that he simply cut the knot with his sword, ... and 
Curtius (but not Arrian) also have Alexander being told that he will rule the world. [DOC] [TLE] ISSUS - Alexander the Great - Erenow [PAR] ISSUS - Alexander the Great - by Philip Freeman. ... A legend grew up that 
whoever could undo the knot of the wagon's yoke would rule all of Asia. ... 
Alexander's nature, says that the king promptly pulled out his sword and cut the 
knot in two. ... Then several weeks after leaving Gordium, the Macedonian army 
arrived at the... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great's Lasting Legacy essay, research paper ... [PAR] An ancient prophecy said that whoever could untie this Gordion knot would. ... 
Legend has it that there is a knot in the city of Gordium which is impossible to 
undo. ... He then drew his sword and cut it in a single stroke. ... to try to find Darius
, but Darius had been killed by his own nobles, making Alexander the king of 
Asia. [DOC] [TLE] By the Bye | The Second Achilles [PAR] the great Indian philosopher Chankaya united the country against the global ... 
When Alexander decided to quit the country, he did so because his army  
mentally exhausted after ten years of fighting  told him it could go no further. By 
the ..... refer to the oracles who said whoever undid the knot would rule Asia as 
being 'the... [DOC] [TLE] Articles: Cutting the Gordian Knot of judicial activism [PAR] Apr 10, 2005 ... Drawing his sword, he cut the knot apart; that, he declared, made ... Alexander 
went on to conquer a great deal of Asia, but his early ... A judge tells us we can't 
do it. ... a liberal imperative, the rule of law apparently counts for even less. ... 
enough outrage to inspire calls for a specific amendment to undo it,... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great - Scribd [PAR] Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), King of Macedon, lived a life of mythical 
proportions. ... An ancient prophecy said that whoever could untie this Gordion 
knot would become the ruler of Asia. ... He then drew his sword and cut it in a 
single stroke. ... As the legend told. one of his tactics being the marriage of East 
and West

Question: Alexander the Great cut it with his sword after being told that whoever could undo it would rule Asia
Answer: Gordian Knot