Procrustes (n)

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type n
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def (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer
def he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit
def was killed by Theseus
Outgoing links
Instance Hypernym mythical being
Domain of synset - TOPIC Greek mythology
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) Procrustean → Procrustes
Member of this domain - TOPIC Greek mythology
Instance Hyponym mythical being

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