Re: Mythology Question/ Machines < 8 meg

From: [email protected]
Date: Tue May 16 2000 - 04:36:04 CEST


In a message dated 5/15/00 5:24:21 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

> I remember a vignette from Greek Mythology, I think it was Thesias , or
> similar, who met a troll/giant/monster that would try and fit you in his
bed..
> if you were too big it would chop off peices of you, if you were too
small,
> it would stretch you to fit..

Proteus, no, he was the minor god, the shape-changer.
 
Procrustes, the giant of Attica, who stretched or cut off folk to fit his
bed.

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