Procrustes (English spelling)

Japanese: プロクルステス（英語表記）Prokroustēs

In Greek mythology, Damastes or Polyphemon was a nickname for a highwayman who lived on the road from Megara to Athens. He had two beds, one large and one small, and when he captured a traveler, he would put the larger on the smaller bed and the smaller on the larger one, and then cut or stretch his legs to fit the size of the bed, killing him. He was later defeated by Theseus.

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Japanese:

ギリシア神話に出る，本名をダマステスまたはポリュペモンという追いはぎのあだ名。メガラからアテネに通じる道の途中にいて，大小2つの寝台をもち，旅人を捕えると，大きい者は小さいほうの寝台に，小さい者は大きいほうの寝台に寝かせ，寝台の大きさに合せて足を切ったり引き伸ばしたりして殺していたが，テセウスに退治されたという。

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