Procrustes

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.