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. If ...

Procrustes, in Greek mythology, was the cruel owner of a small estate in Corydalus, Attica, on the way between Athens and Eleusis, where the mystery rites were performed. Procrustes had a peculiar ...

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.

In both scenarios, as the ancient Greek myth goes, the unlucky traveler was killed. But Procrustes got his due—Theseus, of Minotaur and labyrinth fame, killed him in the same way he had killed ...

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 ...