Procrustes the metal worker—not to be confused with Krusty the Klown—was an important figure in Greek mythology. A son of Poseidon, Procrustes was an iron smith, thief, murderer, and inn keeper.

Procrustes had a really nasty habit of forcing things to fit. The Greek mythological character would compel people to lie in an iron bed. This is when his compulsion to make them fit came in.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of the bestselling book on black swan events, delves deeper into the u By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Procrustes, in Greek mythology, was the cruel owner of a small estate in ...

The Bed of Procrustes, the title of Nassim Taleb's book of aphorisms, takes its title from Greek mythology. Procrustes owned a small estate along the sacred way between Athens and Eleusis.

Detail from an Ancient Greek red figure amphora of Theseus killing Procrustes, Louvre Museum. Source: Wikimediacommons.org/Public Domain Procrustes (literally the ...

In Greek mythology, one comes across a bandit character named Procrustes who lived on The Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis. Procrustes used to invite tired travelers to his home, give them ...

Actually, a more illuminating Greek myth for these times seems to be the story of Procrustes, the celebrated and remarkably tidy-minded robber of Attica. Procrustes’ method of tying the ...