Thesaurus: sisyphus

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1. n. 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.
2. A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, 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.
3. A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He waskilled by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto toroll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled backagain, making his task incessant.
4. n. (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again