Anatolian Origins of the Gordian Knot Legend
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">An Anatolian background to the story of Alexander and the Gordian knot can be seen in the role played in Hittite myths and rituals by colored threads, called</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;&q...
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| description | <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">An Anatolian background to the story of Alexander and the Gordian knot can be seen in the role played in Hittite myths and rituals by colored threads, called</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><em>mit(t)a</em></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">, a word which also evokes the Phrygian dynastic name Midas/Mita.</span> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71d5abaf72c5479491a7ba03b49486c72022-12-21T21:28:55ZengDuke UniversityGreek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies0017-39162159-31592006-02-014232552612031Anatolian Origins of the Gordian Knot LegendBrendan Burke<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">An Anatolian background to the story of Alexander and the Gordian knot can be seen in the role played in Hittite myths and rituals by colored threads, called</span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><em>mit(t)a</em></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">, a word which also evokes the Phrygian dynastic name Midas/Mita.</span>http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/1871 |
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