Gordius — Gor di*us, n. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; called also {hair eel},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gordĭus — Gordĭus, s. Wasserkalb … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Gordius — Gordĭus, alter König von Phrygien, gründete die Stadt Gordĭum, wo Alexander d. Gr. 333 v. Chr. den sog. Gordischen Knoten, an dessen Lösung die Herrschaft von Asien geknüpft sein sollte, angeblich mit dem Schwert zerhieb; daher übertragen… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Gordius — D étymologie grecque, d après Gordius ou Gordias, légendaire roi de Phrygie[1], Gordius est un prénom masculin, fêté le 3 janvier[2]. Il a pour variante Gordien. Sommaire 1 Personnes portant ce prénom … Wikipédia en Français
Gordius, S. — S. Gordius, M. (3. Jan.) Dieser hl. Gordius war aus Cäsarea in Kleinasien (Kappadocien) gebürtig und von Jugend auf dem christlichen Glauben treu zugethan. Er bekleidete, als die heftige Diocletianische Verfolgung ausbrach, das Amt eines Centurio … Vollständiges Heiligen-Lexikon
GORDIUS — I. GORDIUS Rex Phrygiae, Midae pater, ex Telmissiana puella, quae ipsi suaserat, ut, sub Regis titulo, Iovi faceret: Rusticus alioquin et ignobilis, ideo tamen, omine aquilae aratro insidentis praevio, Rex designatus et consalutatus ab omnibus,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gordius of Cappadocia — Gordius (in Greek Γoρδιoς), a Cappadocian by birth, was the instrument of Mithridates Eupator (120 ndash;63 BC), king of Pontus, in his attempts to annex Cappadocia to Pontus. Gordius was employed by him, in 116 BC, to murder Ariarathes VI, king… … Wikipedia
Gordius aquaticus — Amphisbaena Am phis*b[ae] na, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gordius — An old name for the nematode genus Dracunculus, properly applied to members of the phylum Nematomorpha, commonly called the gordian or horsehair worms, hair worms, or hair snakes. [L., fr. G. Gordios, king of Gordium in Phrygia; an allusion to… … Medical dictionary
GORDIUS — a boor, the father of MIDAS (q.v.), who was proclaimed king of Phrygia because he happened, in response to the decree of an oracle, to be the first to ride into Gordium during a particular assembly of the people; he rode into the city on a… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia