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Что (кто) такое Procrustes - определение
MYTHICAL CHARACTER
Damastus; Polypemon; The Stretcher; Procrustean; Procrustean bed; Bed of Procrustes; Damastes; Procustes; Prokrustes; Procrustian; Procrustrean; Procrustrean bed; Prokoptas; Proscrustes' Bed; Procrustees
![Punch]]'', Volume 101, 19 September 1891, by [[John Tenniel]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Modern Bed of Procustes - Punch cartoon - Project Gutenberg eText 13961.png?width=200 "Punch]]'', Volume 101, 19 September 1891, by [[John Tenniel]]")
Procrustes
·noun A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;
- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes.
Procrustes
In Greek mythology, Procrustes (; Greek: Προκρούστης Prokroustes, "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]"), also known as Prokoptas, Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer") or Polypemon, was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed.
Procrustes (short story)
SHORT STORY BY LARRY NIVEN
Procrustes (story)
"Procrustes" is an English-language science fiction short story written in 1993 by Larry Niven. It is the sixth in the series of stories about crashlander Beowulf Shaeffer.
Википедия
Procrustes
In Greek mythology, Procrustes (; Greek: Προκρούστης Prokroustes, "the stretcher [who hammers out the metal]"), also known as Prokoptas, Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer") or Polypemon, was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed.
The word Procrustean is thus used to describe situations where an arbitrary standard is used to measure success, while completely disregarding obvious harm that results from the effort.
Примеры употребления для Procrustes
1. Uncle Sam is intent on placing the rest of the world on Procrustes’ bed: attempting to reduce them to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting.