LAT

Lewis Short

(adjective) : Gordĭus, ii, m., = Γόρδιος
* A king of Gordium, in Phrygia Major, famous for the inextricable knot on his chariot, which Alexander the Great cut with his sword, Curt. 3, 1, 15 sqq.; Just. 11, 7, 13 sqq.—Hence, Gordĭus, a, um, , of or belonging to Gordius: nodus,i. e. an insoluble problem,Amm. 14, 11, 1.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

PIR

Male Personal name
Confirmed occurences in the Roman Empire:
  • Gordius (Masc, eques), ref: cf. C 1289 | PIR ID6712
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
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