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Sinis

By Elpinikos Painter - User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2007-02-10, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2430180, Sinis
By Elpinikos Painter – User:Bibi Saint-Pol, own work, 2007-02-10, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2430180

Sinis was a giant bandit killed by Theseus.

  • Gender – Male
  • Race – Human
  • Occupation – Bandit
  • Religion – Hellenic Pantheon
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  • Alignment – Chaotic Evil
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He tied people to two pine trees which he bent down to the ground, then let the trees go, tearing his victims apart. This led to him being called Pityocamptes (“pine-bender”). During his journey from Troezen to Athens, Theseus killed Sinis in the same way, he then raped Sinis’ daughter, Perigune, who later bore Theseus’ son, Melanippus.

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