Thēseus, praeter alia facta īnsignissima, maximam sibi fāmam comparāvit quod latrōnēs propter crūdēlītātem nōtōs Procrūstēm, Scīrōnem, Sinōnem occiderat. Procrūstēs, sī forte advenam vī superāverat, eum nōn sōlum spoliābat sed ad lectum dēligābat: tum sī hominis īnfēlīcis corpus brevius erat quam lectus, membra eius ad idōneam longitūdinem tendēbat; contrā sī brevior lectus erat quam corpus, pedēs vel partem membrōrum gladiō abscīdēbat. Scīrōn in saxō altissimō sedēbat. Eius iussū viātōrēs pedēs latrōnis lavābant; dum lavant, Scīrōn ictū pedis in mare dēmittēbat. Sinōn verticem arboris ad terram flectēbat: captīvī caput ad verticem, pedēs ad truncum dēligābat: tum repente verticem remittēbat.
[1] Lines 1 – 2;
translate into English (7):
Thēseus, praeter
alia facta īnsignissima, maximam sibi fāmam comparāvit quod latrōnēs propter crūdēlītātem
nōtōs Procrūstēm, Scīrōnem, Sinōnem occiderat.*
[2] To which of
the following characters does each statement refer?
[A] Procrūstēs
[B] Scīrōn
[C] Sinōn
throwing into the
sea
bending a tree-top
giving a command
stretching
using a sword
robbing
releasing the
tree-top
shorter body
sitting on a rock
tying to a bed
tying head to a
tree-top
cutting off feet
kicking
tying feet to a
tree trunk
washing feet
shorter bed
[3] Find the
Latin:
by chance
by force
on his command
with a kick [=
with a blow of the foot]
[4] Procrustean
bed: concept referring to a rigid standard or scheme into which
something or someone is forcibly and arbitrarily made to fit, often at the
expense of their individual characteristics or natural form.
Referring to the story, explain in your own words the origin of the term ‘Procrustean bed’. (6)**
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*[1]: [i] Theseus,
[ii] apart from (his) other [iii] very famous / remarkable deeds,
[i] obtained the greatest fame [iv] for himself [v] because he had
killed robbers [vi] [who were] well-known [vii] on account of their cruelty:
Procrustes, Sciron (and) Sinon.
**[4]: [i] Procrustes tied victims to a bed. [ii] If the body was shorter than the bed, [iii] he would stretch it to the suitable length. [iv] If the body was longer, [v] he cut off the feet or part of the limbs [vi] with a sword.
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