Sisyphus – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Sisyphus
n.
king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to roll a stone uphill only for it to roll back downhill as he neared the top (Greek Mythology)
Sisyphus
In
Greek mythology Sisyphus (; , ) was the king of Ephyra (now known as
Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, repeating this action for eternity.
Sisyphus
Noun
1. (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
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) legend, fable
(classification) Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Sisyphus
n.
Sisyphus, king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to roll a stone uphill only for it to roll back downhill as he neared the top (Greek Mythology)
Sisyphus
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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