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Sinis, also called Pityocamptes, was a villain in Greek mythology.
Biography[]
Sinis was the son of Sylea and Procrustes, a bandit and serial killer active on the Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis. Like his father, Sinis began robbing and killing travellers who passed his way. He dwelt near the Isthmus, where he preyed on travellers by luring them into helping him bend pine trees to the ground before unexpectedly letting go, catapulting them to their deaths. Other versions state that he would tie them between two bent pine trees and then release them, tearing them in two. His killing method led him to be nicknamed Pityocamptes (pine-bender).
Sinis was eventually stopped when the hero Theseus passed by him on his way to Athens. Having heard of Sinis' crimes, Theseus decided to punish him in the same way and used Sinis' method to either catapult him to his death or tear him in half depending on the source. He was the second of the bandits Theseus dealt with on the way to Athens, after Periphetes.
