英日字典: procrustes
The procrustes has 1 Senses.
- procrustes
- (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus
- 泥棒と殺人者であった神話の巨人
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