Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander: Alexander climbed the citadel of Gordium and saw the chariot of Gordius and its knot; it is said he untied the knot by…
Alexander climbed the citadel of Gordium and saw the chariot of Gordius and its knot; it is said he untied the knot by cutting it with a sword or by pulling out the pin (Arrian does not state which).
Ἀλέξανδρος δὲ ὡς ἐς Γόρδιον παρῆλθε, πόθος λαμβάνει αὐτὸν ἀνελθόντα ἐς τὴν ἄκραν, ἵνα καὶ τὰ βασίλεια ἦν τὰ Γορδίου καὶ τοῦ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ Μίδου, τὴν ἅμαξαν…
Location: 2.3.1–2.3.8
Arriving at Gordium, he undoes the famous knot of the chariot
μετὰ ταῦτα Πισιδῶν τε τοὺς ἀντιστάντας ᾕρει καί Φρυγίαν ἐχειροῦτο καί Γόρδιον πόλιν, ἑστίαν Μίδου τοῦ παλαιοῦ γενέσθαι λεγομένην, παραλαβών, τὴν θρυλουμένην…
Location: Plut. Alexander 18
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | a는 칼로 자르거나 쐐기를 뽑아 풂(전해짐), b는 풀었다고만 적음 |
Place: Gordion
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