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The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied an oxcart. Reputedly, whoever could untie it would be destined to rule all of Asia. In 333 BC Alexander was challenged to untie the knot.
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Alexander "Sawney" Bean (sometimes also given as Sandy Bane, etc.) is a legendary figure, said to have been the head of a 45-member clan in Scotland in the 16th century that murdered and cannibalised over 1,000 people in 25 years. According to the legend, Bean and his clan members were eventually caught by a search party sent by King James VI, and were executed for their heinous crimes.
The legend of Gordium, widely disseminated by the publicists of Alexander the Great, [4] said that he who could unravel it would be master of Asia (which was equated at the time with Anatolia). Instead, Alexander sliced the knot in half with his sword, in 333 BC. Arrian has Midas, Gordias' son, assuming kingship instead of his father. [5]
The Alexander Family. Harald and Dagmar Alexander were a married couple living in Dresden, Germany, and part of the 'lower birth society', which was a small religious cult. The leader of the group claimed to be a prophet and the voice of God on earth, and after the leaders death, Harald claimed he inherited the prophet-hood.
13 Σεπ 2024 · Alexander was born around July 19 or 20, 356 B.C. Parents. Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Olympias was not Philip's only wife and there was much conflict between Alexander's parents.
Gordian knot, knot that gave its name to a proverbial term for a problem solvable only by bold action. In 333 bc, Alexander the Great, on his march through Anatolia, reached Gordium, the capital of Phrygia. There he was shown the chariot of the ancient founder of the city, Gordius, with its yoke.
23 Ιουλ 2023 · Alexander has a brother, Pyrrhus Mercouris, with whom he grew up. Alexander Mercouris’ Wife. Alex’s wife’s name is Catherine Brown Mercouris. She is his longtime girlfriend; they dated and eventually married. Information about their children is unavailable in the public domain.
