Sisyphus
//ˈsɪsɪfəs// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades. Greek
"Indeed, I have looked upon the fable of Sisyphus as an allegory, and that his wife was the stone which so perpetually rolled back upon his hands, effectually retarding his weary progress up-hill."
Example
More examples"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).
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