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Procrustes (proh-KRUS-teez). 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. What Procrustes didn't volunteer was the method by which this "one-size-fits-all" was achieved, namely as soon...
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In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a robber who lived near the city of Eleusis. He invited travelers to spend the night, offering them his hospitality. ... However, as soon as the travelers were in his house, Procrustes would tie them to an iron bed. If they were shorter than the bed, he would stretch them on a rack until...
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Bandit and torturer, also called Damastes, who would torture people according to their size in relation to his bed. If they were too tall he would cut their legs off, and if the were too short he would stretch them. ... Home; History & Mythology...
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The ancient myth of Procrustes. ... The term comes from the myth of Procrustes, who would force his guests to fit into the beds he gave them. ...
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; Procrustes is depicted with the bed into which any guest would be made to fit perfectly ... Procrustes, or "one who stretches," (also known as Prokrustes or Damastes) was a robber in the myth of Theseus . He preyed on travellers along the road to Athens. He offered his victims hospitality on a magical bed that would fit...
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Poseidon (Greek mythology) ... Procrustes had an iron bed (or, according to some accounts, two beds) on which he compelled his victims to lie. Here, if a victim was shorter than the bed, he stretched him by hammering or racking the body to fit.
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AllRefer.com reference and encyclopedia resource provides complete information on Procrustes, Folklore And Mythology. Includes related research links. ... You are here : AllRefer.com > Reference > Encyclopedia > Folklore And Mythology > Procrustes; By Alphabet : Encyclopedia A-Z > P...
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Amazon.com: Procrustes (Monsters of Mythology) (9781555462390): Bernard Evslin: Books.
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