About The Word Procrustes
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Procrustes
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What's The Definition Of Procrustes?
[n] (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
Synonyms | Synonyms for Procrustes: Related Terms | Find terms related to Procrustes: See Also | mythical being Procrustes In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out,
to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his
victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either
stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;
-- whence the metaphorical phrase,
{the bed of Procrustes}.
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