Gordius

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For Mithridates's strongman in Cappadocia, see Gordius of Cappadocia

Gordius (or Gordias) was the legendary first king of Phrygia and the adopted father of famous King Midas. According to myth, originally he was a farmer and became the proclaimed king in response to the decree of an oracle that he happened to be the first person to ride into the town of Gordium during a particular assembly of the people. The legend continues that he rode into the city on a wagon, to which the yoke was attached by the Gordian Knot. Both the wagon and yoke were dedicated to the god Zeus.

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