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" (6 found)
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Noun(2 words)
drudgeendless worker
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Noun(1 words)
futile laborer
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Noun(3 words)
legendary kingmythic figuremythological king
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4 entriesGreek kinglegendary kingoverworked employeeroutine worker
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6 entriesSisyphus fateSisyphus figureSisyphus legendSisyphus mythSisyphus punishmentSisyphus task
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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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