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Sisyphus

Sis′y-phus

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Noun.
[L.
Sisyphus
, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].]
(Class. Myth.)
A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, 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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Sisyphus

Sisyphus

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Sisyphus

  1. tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

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