| NOUN | person | Procrustes | (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer |
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| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | Greek mythology | The mythology of the ancient Greeks |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Spanish | Procrustes | |
| Catalan | Damastes | |
| Adjectives | Procrustean | of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him |
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