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Quotation from The Campaigns of Alexander by Arrian
“he struck the cord with his sword and cut it through, saying that it had been untied by him”
The Campaigns of Alexander, Book II, Chapter 3, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884)
At Gordium, one tradition of how Alexander 'untied' the knot that prophecy linked to rule over Asia.
Citation: "he struck the cord with his sword and cut it through, saying that it had been untied by him" — Arrian, The Campaigns of Alexander, Book II, Chapter 3, trans. E. J. Chinnock (1884). (id the-campaigns-of-alexander-q4)
