Theseus and Procrustes
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"Theseus and Procrustes" is a Greek myth episode in which the hero Theseus defeats the sadistic bandit Procrustes, who tortured travelers by stretching or cutting them to fit an iron bed.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth episode
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Greek mythological hero ⓘ mythological bandit ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Damastes
NERFINISHED
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Polypemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | road from Athens to Eleusis ⓘ |
| chronologicallyIn | Theseus’s journey from Troezen to Athens ⓘ |
| defeats | Procrustes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesAction |
Procrustes cuts off victims’ limbs
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Procrustes stretches victims ⓘ Procrustes tortures travelers ⓘ Theseus forces Procrustes to lie on his own bed ⓘ Theseus kills Procrustes ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
eye-for-an-eye punishment
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fitting victims to a bed ⓘ torture of travelers ⓘ |
| featuresObject | iron bed ⓘ |
| genre | heroic legend ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Procrustes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Procrustes
NERFINISHED
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Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Theseus gains renown as a hero
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end of Procrustes’ crimes ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cruelty
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heroic journey ⓘ justice ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | metaphor of Procrustean solution ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
abuse of hospitality leads to downfall
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cruelty is punished in kind ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleInCycle | one of the labors of Theseus on the road to Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | myths of Theseus ⓘ |
| recordedIn | later mythographic compilations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Procrustean bed ⓘ |
| residesIn | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Attic legend ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| usesMethod | subjecting Procrustes to his own bed ⓘ |
| usesObject | iron bed ⓘ |
| victimType | travelers ⓘ |
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