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In Greek mythology, Procrustes (; Greek: Προκρούστης Prokroustes, "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]"), also known as Prokoptas or Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer"), 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.

Procrustes - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Character in Greek mythology "Damastes" redirects here. For the spider genus, see Damastes (spider) . For the ancient Greek historian and geographer, see Damastes of Sigeum . For the Larry Niven story, see Procrustes (short story) . For the statistical analysis technique, see Procrustes analysis . Theseus and Procrustes, Attic red-figure neck-amphora , 470–460 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2325) In Greek mythology , Procrustes ( / p r oʊ ˈ k r ʌ s t iː z / ; Greek : Προκρούστης Prokroustes , "the stretcher [w

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