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Definition of Procrustes
1. Noun. (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.
Definition of Procrustes
1. n. 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,
Definition of Procrustes
1. Proper noun. A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length. ¹
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Literary usage of Procrustes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1867)
"F'ir i further analysis of the myth, see Max Miller, Comparative Mythology, 54;
and Cox, Godi aid Heroes, 49 &c. Procrustes (Gr. ..."
2. Village Life in Egypt: With Sketches of the Säid by Bayle St. John (1852)
"... of Lodgings—Interview with the Sheikh-el-Beled — A Difficulty—Taking the
Census — A New Version of the Bed of Procrustes — A respectable House in the ..."
3. Brooks's Readers by Stratton Duluth Brooks (1907)
"Adapted from " Stories of Long Affo," Procrustes AND HIS BED As Theseus was
skirting the Vale along the foot of lofty Parnes, a very tall and strong man ..."
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