Of the Gordian knot.
Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.
Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.
Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia
Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.
frustrating
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
An act of foiling or thwarting.