The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain.
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Sisyphus
//ˈsɪsɪfəs//
Synonyms for "sisyphus"
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4 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Σῑ́συφος name (figure)
Arabic
1 entries- سِيزِيف name (figure)
Catalan
1 entries- Sísif name (figure)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 西西弗斯 name (figure)
Czech
1 entries- Sisyfos name (figure)
French
1 entries- Sisyphe name (figure)
German
2 entries- Sisyphos name (figure)
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Greek
1 entries- Σίσυφος name (figure)
Inuktitut
1 entries- ᓰᓯᐳᔅ name (figure)
Italian
1 entries- Sisifo name (figure)
Japanese
1 entries- シーシュポス name (figure)
Polish
1 entries- Syzyf name (figure)
Portuguese
1 entries- Sísifo name (figure)
Romanian
1 entries- Sisif name (figure)
Russian
1 entries- Сизи́ф name (figure)
Spanish
1 entries- Sísifo name (figure)
Swedish
1 entries- Sisyfos name (figure)
Turkish
1 entries- Sisifos name (figure)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tantalus, in spite of his thirst, stopped for a moment his efforts for water, Ixion's wheel stood still, the vulture ceased to tear the giant's liver, the daughters of Danaus rested from their task of drawing water in a sieve, and Sisyphus sat on his rock to listen.
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He went with nothing but his lyre, and his music was so sweet that Cerberus stood listening, and let him pass, and all the torments of the Danaids, Sisyphus and all the rest, ceased while he was playing.
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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.
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