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Procrustes, also called Damastes, was a villain in Greek mythology.
Biography[]
Procrustes was the son of the sea god Poseidon. He had a wife named Sylea and a son named Sinis. Both Sinis and Procrustes were bandits and serial killers who operated separately along the Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis.
Procrustes dwelt at an inn on Mount Korydallos at Erineus at which he would invite passers-by to spend the night. However, when they entered he would measure their height. If they were too tall for the bed, he would cut their limbs off to make them fit which would cause his victims to bleed out. If they were too short, he would use his smith's hammer to break their bones and then stretch their limbs until they died. No-one ever fitted the bed exactly, as Procrustes found a way to make the bed adjustable. Other versions states that he had two beds, a small one and a large one, and he would place short people in the large bed and tall people in the small bed before making them fit in his usual manner.
Procrustes continued to rob and kill people in this way until the hero Theseus stopped at his inn on the way to Athens. Having heard of Procrustes' crimes, Theseus decided to punish him in the same way and forced him to fit his bed. History does not relate whether Procrustes was too short or too tall, but either way he was killed in his usual manner. He was the last of the bandits Theseus dealt with on his way to Athens, after Periphetes, his son Sinis, Sciron and Cercyon.
Trivia[]
- He can be considered one of Greek Legends’ most evil villains for his severe violation of Xenia.
