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We use this word to describe versatility. It derives from Greek mythology, from the Old Man of the Sea, otherwise known as the shape-changing god Proteus, the son of Poseidon. ‘Proteus Syndrome’ is a horrific, disabling disease which leads to multiple deformations in sufferers.