Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian knot, Antonio Tempesta, 1608 print Alexander the Great cuts the Gordian (inextricable) button with his sword. The Oracle had said about this knot: "Whoever releases this knot will become a master all over Asia." A crowd of soldiers watches. Four -line verse in Latin in two columns in the lower margin. paper etching Alexander cuts the Gordian knot with his sword

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