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		Polypemon often thinks of himself as the true master of the Circle, as he usually is the leader of the various nefarious rituals.
		Polypemon is a spoiled-brat bitter little man. He knows that he will never become anything great, because he is a third son.
		The house and its wealth goes to the first son; the glory of being a warrior goes to the second son.
	www.mit.edu /~dcltdw/RPGs/ArsMagica/Adventures/DT/thessalanica (333 words)

	Procrustes - MSN Encarta
		Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon (harming much), is a figure from Greek mythology.
		Originally named Damastes or Polypemon, he acquired the name Procrustes (“The Stretcher”) because he tortured his victims by cutting them down to fit his bed if they were too tall, or hammering and stretching them if they were too short.
		He was captured by the Greek hero Theseus, who inflicted upon Procrustes the same kind of torture that he had imposed upon his victims.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557389/Procrustes.html (157 words)

	PROCRUSTES, Greek Mythology Index
		That is, "the Stretcher," is a surname of the famous robber Polypemon or Damastes.
		He used to force all the strangers that fell into his hands into a bed which was either too small or too large, and in which he had their limbs stretched by force until they died.
		He was slain by Theseus, on the Cephissus in Attica; the bed of Procrustes is used proverbially even at the present day.
	www.mythindex.com /greek-mythology/P/Procrustes.html (72 words)

	Procrustes
		When they did so, he either stretched them or cut off body parts to make them fit into the bed.
		Procrustes was only a nickname for Damastus or Polypemon.
		Any attempt to reduce men to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Polypemon.html (91 words)

	SINIS, SINNIS, Greek Mythology Index
		Or Sinis, a son of Polypemon, Pemon or Poseidon by Sylea, the daughter of Corinthus.
		He was surnamed according to some Pityocamptes, and according to others Procrustes.
		The name is connected with sinomai, expressing the manner in which he tore his victims to pieces.
	www.mythindex.com /greek-mythology/S/Sinis.html (137 words)

	Procrustes - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		In Greek mythology, a robber who lived near Eleusis in Attica.
		Originally named Damastes or Polypemon, he acquired the name Procrustes...
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	encarta.msn.com /Procrustes.html (200 words)

	InsectNet.com Forum - Munda, Solomon Islands 2001/2002
		This butterfly varies greatly in size, but is readily identifiable (and easily captured) as it flies down the trail.
		This species is easily confused with Papilio polydorus polypemon.
		Note that no Papilio polydorus polypemon were captured or apparently observed in Munda (though the species was abundant on nearby Kolombangara in April 2001).
	www.insectnet.com /dcforum/DCForumID25/8.html (2647 words)

	Procrustes
		Killing Procrustes was the last adventure of Theseus.
		Procrustes was a nickname for Damastus, Procoptas, or Polypemon.
		Any attempt to reduce people to one standard, one way of thinking, or one way of acting, is called placing them on Procrustes' bed, and the person who makes the attempt is called Procrustes.
	www.gamelow.com /Stories-P/Procrustes.php (343 words)

	Procrustes
		The nickname for Damastus (or Polypemon), a legendary robber of ancient Attica.
		He lived in the area of Eleusis, and captured passing travelers to fit them in one of his two beds.
		Article "Procrustes" created on 06 May 1997; last modified on 18 May 1999 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/p/procrustes.html (105 words)

	Procrustes - Derived meanings
		Theseus gave him the same treatment, and killed him.
		In Greek mythology, Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon (harming much), was a bandit from Attica.
		Nobody would ever fit in the bed because it was secretly adjustable: Procrustes would stretch or shrink it upon sizing his victims from afar.
	encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com /pages/17886/Procrustes.html (319 words)

	Polypemon * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Polypemon * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
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		"People, Places and Things: Polypemon", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Polypemon_1.html (257 words)

	Corinth, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		In this way, Corinthus became king of the city that was named after him.
		Some say Corinthus was father of Sylea, who married the bandit Procrustes, also called Damastes and Polypemon.
		This Procrustes offered hospitality to the passers-by and laid the short men on a big bed and hammered them, to make them fit in the bed, and the tall men he laid on a little bed and sawed off the portions of their bodies that projected beyond it.
	homepage.mac.com /cparada/GML/Corinth.html (1205 words)

	croustico-, crousto-, crusto-, croust-, crust-, kroustico-, krousto-, kroust-, krust- (Greek: to stretch; stretch out; ...
		Procrustes (a Greek mythological character) was a scoundrel who lived at Erineus, near Eleusis, in Greece during ancient times.
		Although his real name was either Damastes or Polypemon, Procrustes (Stretcher) was better known by his nickname, which he earned from his habits as a host.
		Procrustes lived in a house by the side of the road that led from Eleusis to Athens and invited (or forced) travelers to spend the night with him.
	www.wordinfo.info /words/index/info/view_unit/577/?spage=&letter= (453 words)

	Sinis
		or SINNIS a son of Polypemon, Pemon or
		He was surnamed according to some Pityocamptes, and according to others Procrustes.
		The name is connected with ripping, expressing the manner in which he tore his victims to pieces.
	bulfinch.englishatheist.org /b/pantheon/Sinis.html (212 words)

	Corinth, Greek Mythology Link - www.maicar.com
		In this way, Corinthus became king of the city that was named after him.
		Some say Corinthus was father of Sylea, who married the bandit Procrustes, also called Damastes and Polypemon.
		This Procrustes offered hospitality to the passers-by and laid the short men on a big bed and hammered them, to make them fit in the bed, and the tall men he laid on a little bed and sawed off the portions of their bodies that projected beyond it.
	www.maicar.com /GML/Corinth.html (1081 words)

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		Iolaus sighed, “I guess this means King Damastus is still mad at us for nabbing his son, Polypemon.”
		Polypemon, once the crown prince of Eleusis was also a vicious highwayman, who for no other reason than sport robbed passing travelers on their way to other kingdoms.
		A few months earlier, Hercules and Iolaus caught up with the bandit and finally brought him to justice.
	www.geocities.com /Area51/Lair/2001/stories/stretching.htm (3692 words)

	Notes on Odysseus' Name and Pseudonyms
		If he dies unknown, as could have happened to Elpenor, his name and fame die with him, and he has little chance of being celebrated by poets and future generations.
		Polypemon --These names that Odysseus tries to pawn off on his father are translated by Robert Fagles as "Roamer-Town," "Unsparing" and "old King Pain" respectively.
		According to Georg Autenrieth, Polypemon means "A great possessor or sufferer."
	faculty.gvsu.edu /websterm/m'onomakluton.html (377 words)

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		She became aware of the first two schools when she was studying literature in university, prompted by the question, “What hole was this stupid idea pulled out of?”
		Procrustes, familiar epithet of one of Theseus’ adversaries on his journey from Troezen to Athens, also known as Damastes, Polypemon, and perhaps Procoptas.
		He was a brigand who lived between Eleusis and Athens.
	criminalbrief.com /?p=454 (998 words)

	The Odyssey, by Homer, Butler Tr.; Book XXIV Page 5
		I come from Alybas, where I have a fine house.
		I am son of king Apheidas, who is the son of Polypemon.
		My own name is Eperitus; heaven drove me off my course as I was leaving Sicania, and I have been carried here against my will.
	www.pagebypagebooks.com /Homer_Butler_Tr/The_Odyssey/Book_XXIV_p5.html (543 words)

	Classical E-Text: NOTES ON APOLLODORUS, BIBLIOTHECA Ea
		Apollodorus and Plutarch call him Damastes; but Apollodorus says that some people called him Polypemon, and this latter name is supported by Pausanias, who adds that he was surnamed Procrustes.
		ii.69) calls him simply Procrustes, but in a third passage (Ovid, Ibis 407) he seems to speak of him as the son of Polypemon.
		Jebb translates the passage: “The mighty hammer of Polypemon has dropt from the hand of the Maimer [Prokoptes], who has met with a stronger than himself.” Here Jebb understands Prokoptes to be another name for Procrustes, who received the hammer and learned the use of it from Polypemon, his predecessor, perhaps his father.
	www.theoi.com /Text/ApEa.html (8091 words)

	Book XXIV. Homer. 1909-14. The Odyssey. The Harvard Classics
		Then Odysseus of many counsels answered him, saying: ‘Yea now, I will tell thee all most plainly.
		From out of Alybas I come, where I dwell in a house renowned, and am the son of Apheidas the son of Polypemon, the prince, and my own name is Eperitus.
		But some god drave me wandering hither from Sicania against my will, and yonder my ship is moored toward the upland away from the city.
	www.bartleby.com /22/24.html (5395 words)

	Littleowlluna - Greek Gods and Goddesses: P
		Poseidon sent messengers after her, and she finally yielded, telling the messengers to arrange the marriage.
		Procrustes (Polypemon, Damastes, Procuptes): Thief, his name means, "He who stretches".
		His story: Procrustes had a nice home along a busy road.
	www.stormpages.com /littleowlluna/base2/greekgodsp.html (769 words)

	Theseus Returns to Athens
		Apollodorus, Library: Sixth, he killed Damastes, whom some call Polypemon.
		So, having cleared the road, Theseus came to Athens.
		The son, whom she brought with her in her flight to the Arii, they say she had by Aegeus, and that his name was Medus.
	www3.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/theseusreturns.htm (230 words)

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		Yet Odysseus did not become —the one who caused pain- in order to be celebrated by poets and future generations.
		Polypemon -These names that Odysseus tries tto pawn off on his father are translated by Robert Fagles as "Roamer-Town," "Unsparing" and "old King Pain" respectively.
		According to Georg Autenrieth, Polypemon means "A great possessor or sufferer." (24.315) Eperitus, Odysseus' last pseudonym, is translated by Fagles as "Man of Strife." George Dimock says the name sounds similar to peiretizon, "to put to the test" (32
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	Theseus
		Theseus wrested it from him and continued to carry it about
		He killed Sinis, son of Polypemon and Sylea, daughter of Corinthus.
		Sixth, he slew Damastes, whom some call Polypemon (and Procrustes)
	online.sfsu.edu /~pstanley/clas360.htm/myth11c1.htm (226 words)

	Theseus
		When Sciron tried to kick Theseus, the hero cleverly had Sciron thrown off the cliff.
		As Theseus journeyed pass through the Isthmus of Corinth, he encountered Sinis, son of Polypemon and Sylea, daughter of Corinthus.
		This bandit was known as the Pine-bender, because he had the habit of fastening his victim's legs to two pine trees bent down to the ground, before releasing the trees.
	www.timelessmyths.com /classical/theseus.html (3699 words)

	The Metamorphoses
		Carried by her dragons that are born of the Titans, she reached
		Periphas, both flying in the air, as birds, the eagle and the osprey: and Alcyone, granddaughter of Polypemon, resting on strange new wings.
		It was Aegeus who gave her sanctuary there, damned thereafter by that one action: and not content with taking her in, he even entered into a contract of marriage with her.
	www.auburn.edu /~downejm/Ovid/Metamorph7.htm (7830 words)

	Chateabriand's Memoirs: Index H
		BkXXIII:Chap9:Sec1 She gave birth to John of Gaunt at
		Alcyone was the daughter of Aeolus, granddaughter of Polypemon, and wife of Ceyx.
		She and Ceyx foolishly compared themselves to Juno and Jupiter, for which the gods drowned Ceyx in a storm.
	tkline.pgcc.net /PITBR/Chateaubriand/ChatindexH.htm (3728 words)

	The Odyssey, book 24
		Then Odysseus of many counsels answered him, saying: 'Yea now, I will tell thee all most plainly.
		From out of Alybas I come, where I dwell in a house renowned, and am the son of Apheidas the son of Polypemon, the prince, and my own name is Eperitus.
		But some god drave me wandering hither from Sicania against my will, and yonder my ship is moored toward the upland away from the city.
	www.earth-history.com /Greece/Odyssey/homer-odyssey-book-24.htm (5469 words)

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