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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