Maniac Magee actually untied the knot, but Alexander the great scliced open th Gordian knot

Alexander the great cut the gordian knot into two with his sword. the old legend stated that who ever untied the knot would rule over all of Asia.

The Gordian Knot is metaphor for a difficult problem which can be solved by "thinking outside the box". It is believed that Alexander the Great was able to untie King Gordian's knot by severing it with his sword.

Alexander the Great was a mythical character in Greek mythology. The interactive problem that he solved was the Gordian Knot, which was a very complicated knot tied by the king of Phyrgia, Gordius.

he was called that because he cut the gordian knot the ledgen