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Procrustes

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A brigand of ancient Attica, who when any one fell into his hands placed him on a bed, stretching him out if he was too short for it and amputating him if he was too long till he died; he was one day overpowered by Theseus, who tortured him to death as he had done his own victims; his practice has given name to any attempt to enforce conformity by violent measures.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Procrustes'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/procrustes.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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