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nounan ancient country in western and central Asia Minorpart of:
Definition that contains phrygia
- midas (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
- thracian a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages
- phrygian a native or inhabitant of Phrygia
- phrygian a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
- cybele great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
- colossians a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
- gordian knot 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
- magna mater great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
- dindymene great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
- colossian a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia