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Sisyphus
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What's The Definition Of Sisyphus?
[n] (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sisyphus: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sisyphus: See Also | mythical being Sisyphus In Webster's Dictionary \Sis"y*phus\, n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. ????.]
(Class. Myth.)
A king of Corinth, son of [AE]olus, famed for his cunning. He
was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned
by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which
constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.
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