Foolishly Greedy Phrygian King Crossword Clue

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Updated: February 4, 2025

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	noun • (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
	35%	11		Legend of a tangled puzzle tied by Phrygian King
	noun • any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms • an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia
	31%	6		Phrygian 'Mother of all Gods' equating to the Greek Rhea or Demeter
	noun • great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops

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