Procrustes

Procrustes (Gr. Prokroustēs; from prokrouein, 'to beat out,' 'to stretch out'), the surname of a celebrated robber of Attica, named Damastes, or Polypemon. All who fell into his hands he placed on a bed which was either too long or too short for them, but to which he adjusted them either by racking or by amputation till they died. This he continued to do until Theseus overpowered him, and made him suffer the tortures he had inflicted on others.