Pityocamptes

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Pityocamptes is the epithet of the mythological bandit Sinis, notorious in Greek legend for killing travelers by violently bending and releasing pine trees to tear them apart.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf figure in Greek mythology
mythological epithet
alsoKnownAs Pityokamptes NERFINISHED
appearsInTradition Greek legend
associatedRegion Isthmus of Corinth NERFINISHED
associatedWith pine trees
category Bandits in Greek mythology
Epithets in Greek mythology
epithetOf Sinis NERFINISHED
killedBy Theseus NERFINISHED
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
meaning pine-bender
methodOfKilling bending and releasing pine trees to tear victims apart
notoriousFor killing travelers
sharesMythCycleWith Sinis NERFINISHED
Theseus NERFINISHED

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Sinis epithet Pityocamptes