Having assessed the complexity of the knot, Alexander is said to have stepped back, and with a sharp, decisive and consequential blow, cut through the knot. The prophesized success followed. The ...

Merchan might have done well to remember that Alexander the Great’s solution to the original Gordian knot was not to keep tangling it, but cut through it—with a sword, no less. Merchan should ...

49 x 73 cm. (19.3 x 28.7 in.) ...

“Like Alexander of Macedonia,* Alexander of Jugoslavia cut through the Gordian Knot.” *I.e. “Alexander the Great” (B. C. 356-323). Today Macedon or Macedonia has no separate ...

It looks so much like a start-up that this guy, Alexander Hamilton ... in a position where they’re trying to untangle the Gordian knot.” “Meaning what?” “Meaning that they’re basically ...

Editor's take: A takeover of Intel has become a Gordian knot. The company's factories require massive investments – billions of dollars and several years to fix – which most prospective buyers ...

Knowing how to tie a knot is an essential set of skills needed in order to stay safe out in the wilderness, and one of the most satisfying capabilites you can have in your arsenal. Knots might ...