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Procrustes
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thumb|right|upright|Theseus and Procrustes, Attic [[red-figure neck-amphora, 470–460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2325)]]
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- Procrustean bed
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thumb|right|upright|Theseus and Procrustes, Attic [[red-figure neck-amphora, 470–460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2325)]]
In Greek mythology, Procrustes (; Greek: Προκρούστης Prokroustes, "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]"), also known as Prokoptas, Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer") or Polypemon, was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Procrustes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.