A host who adjusted his guests to their bed. Procrustes, whose name means "he who stretches", was arguably the most interesting of Theseus's challenges on the way to becoming a hero. ... Theseus turned the tables on Procrustes, fatally adjusting him to fit his own bed.
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In Greek mythology Procrustes (Προκρούστης) or "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]", also known as Prokoptas or Damastes (Δαμαστής) "subduer", was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica. Pr...
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(redirected from Procrustean bed) ... robber; stretches or amputates limbs of victims to fit his bed. [Class. Myth.: Zimmerman, 221] ... Americans suffer in a Procrustean bed of financially debilitating, unconstitutional federal laws and court decisions: the Civil Rights Act, Brown v.
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Today the term Procrustean bed means a standard or set of conditions, determined arbitrarily, to which everyone is forced to conform. ... Myths Encyclopedia » Pa-Pr » Procrustes - Myth Encyclopedia...
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procrustean adj [L, fr. Gk Prokroustes Procrustes, a villainous son of Poseidon in Greek mythology who forces travelers to fit into his bed by stretching their bodies or cutting off their legs] : marked by arbitrary often ... procrustean bed n a scheme or pattern into which someone or something is arbitrarily forced...
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The myth and the organization, or how Ifound and interpreted the organizational symbol-The Procrustean bed (Report No. 1985:7). ...
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NEAR ELEUSIS, in Attica, there lurked a bandit named Damastes, called Procrustes, or "The Stretcher." He had an iron bed on which travelers who fell into his hands were compelled to spend the night.
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Trading Relations and the Limits of EDI Standards: The Procrustean Bed of Standards. ... Procrustes' Bed © Jan Damsgaard 16; The myth of EDI standards u Preservation and sharing of knowledge u Provides a common language vocabulary u Reduces transaction costs u Economics of scale u Network externalities u Reduces risks;
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