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sisyphus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sisyphus \Sis"y*phus\, n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr Gr ????.] (Class. Myth.) A king of Corinth, son of [AE]olus, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sisyphus 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 [syn: {Sisyphus}]
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