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Sisyphus

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Sis·y·phus  (ss-fs)
n. Greek Mythology
A cruel king of Corinth condemned forever to roll a huge stone up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again on nearing the top.
[Latin Sisyphus, from Greek Sisuphos.]
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Noun1.SisyphusSisyphus - (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
legend, fable - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil


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This effect is produced when the clever rogue, like Sisyphus, is outwitted, or the brave villain defeated.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
son of Sisyphus should never have children born of one father (6).
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
And now it is the time; from Hell's abyss Come thirsting Tantalus, come Sisyphus Heaving the cruel stone, come Tityus With vulture, and with wheel Ixion come, And come the sisters of the ceaseless toil; And all into this breast transfer their pains, And (if such tribute to despair be due) Chant in their deepest tones a doleful dirge Over a corse unworthy of a shroud.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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