What does "sisyphus" mean?

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.

Sisyphus

Common synonyms include: drudge, endless worker, futile laborer, legendary king, mythic figure, mythological king.

/ˈsɪsɪfəs/ name

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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."

"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain."

From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).