Theseus and Procrustes
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"Theseus and Procrustes" is a Greek myth episode in which the hero Theseus defeats the sadistic bandit Procrustes, who tortured travelers by stretching or cutting them to fit an iron bed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theseus and Procrustes canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287639 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theseus and Procrustes Context triple: [myths of Theseus, includesMyth, Theseus and Procrustes]
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A.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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B.
Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow
Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow is a Greek myth in which the hero Theseus slays a monstrous pig terrorizing the region of Crommyon during his journey to Athens.
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C.
Theseus and the Marathonian Bull
"Theseus and the Marathonian Bull" is a Greek myth recounting how the hero Theseus captured and subdued the ferocious bull of Marathon as one of his early heroic exploits.
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D.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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E.
Theseus
Theseus is a legendary hero of Greek mythology best known for slaying the Minotaur and serving as the mythical king and unifier of Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theseus and Procrustes Target entity description: "Theseus and Procrustes" is a Greek myth episode in which the hero Theseus defeats the sadistic bandit Procrustes, who tortured travelers by stretching or cutting them to fit an iron bed.
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A.
Theseus and the Minotaur
"Theseus and the Minotaur" is a renowned neoclassical marble sculpture by Antonio Canova depicting the Greek hero Theseus victorious over the slain Minotaur.
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B.
Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow
Theseus and the Crommyonian Sow is a Greek myth in which the hero Theseus slays a monstrous pig terrorizing the region of Crommyon during his journey to Athens.
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C.
Theseus and the Marathonian Bull
"Theseus and the Marathonian Bull" is a Greek myth recounting how the hero Theseus captured and subdued the ferocious bull of Marathon as one of his early heroic exploits.
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D.
Thésée
Thésée is a French Baroque opera (tragédie en musique) by Jean-Baptiste Lully, based on the myth of Theseus and first performed in 1675.
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E.
Theseus
Theseus is a legendary hero of Greek mythology best known for slaying the Minotaur and serving as the mythical king and unifier of Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek myth episode
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Greek mythological hero ⓘ mythological bandit ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Damastes
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Polypemon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | road from Athens to Eleusis ⓘ |
| chronologicallyIn | Theseus’s journey from Troezen to Athens ⓘ |
| defeats | Procrustes ⓘ |
| describesAction |
Procrustes cuts off victims’ limbs
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Procrustes stretches victims ⓘ Procrustes tortures travelers ⓘ Theseus forces Procrustes to lie on his own bed ⓘ Theseus kills Procrustes ⓘ |
| featuresMotif |
eye-for-an-eye punishment
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fitting victims to a bed ⓘ torture of travelers ⓘ |
| featuresObject | iron bed ⓘ |
| genre | heroic legend ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Procrustes ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Procrustes
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Theseus ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Theseus ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Theseus gains renown as a hero
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end of Procrustes’ crimes ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Attica ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cruelty
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heroic journey ⓘ justice ⓘ retribution ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | metaphor of Procrustean solution ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
abuse of hospitality leads to downfall
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cruelty is punished in kind ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleInCycle | one of the labors of Theseus on the road to Athens ⓘ |
| partOf | myths of Theseus ⓘ |
| recordedIn | later mythographic compilations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Procrustean bed ⓘ |
| residesIn | Attica ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Attic legend ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| usesMethod | subjecting Procrustes to his own bed ⓘ |
| usesObject | iron bed ⓘ |
| victimType | travelers ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Theseus and Procrustes Description of subject: "Theseus and Procrustes" is a Greek myth episode in which the hero Theseus defeats the sadistic bandit Procrustes, who tortured travelers by stretching or cutting them to fit an iron bed.
Referenced by (4)
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