Definitions for Sisyphus
ˈsɪs ə fəssisy·phus

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1. Sisyphusnoun

   (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

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1. Sisyphusnoun

   tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

2. Etymology: From Σίσυφος.

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1. Sisyphus

   In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). Hades punished him for cheating death twice by forcing him to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean ().

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1. sisyphus

   Sisyphus is a figure in Greek mythology who was condemned to repeatedly roll a heavy stone up a hill for eternity as punishment for his deceptive actions during his life. In a more general sense, the term "Sisyphus" is often used metaphorically to refer to tasks or situations that are endlessly laborious, repetitious, and ultimately futile.

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1. Sisyphusnoun

   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. Etymology: [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. .]

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1. Sisyphus

   In Greek mythology Sisyphus was a king of Ephyra punished for chronic deceitfulness by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever.

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1. Sisyphus

   a mythical king of Corinth, who for some offence he gave the gods was carried off to the nether world, and there doomed to roll a huge block up a hill, which no sooner reached the top than it bounded back again, making his toil endless.

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1. Sisyphus

   (Sis′yphus), son of Aeolus and Enaretta. He was condemned to roll a stone to the top of a hill in the infernal regions, and as it rolled down again when he reached the summit, his punishment was perpetual.

   “I turned my eye, and as I turned, surveyed A mournful vision! The Sisyphian shade. With many a weary step and many a groan, Up the high hill he leaves a huge round stone, The huge round stone, resulting with a bound Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground.” (Pope.)

   “Thy stone, O Sisyphus, stands still Ixion rests upon his wheel, And the pale specters dance.” (F. Lewis.)

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sisyphus in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sisyphus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Sisyphus in a Sentence

1. Desiderius Erasmus:

   Amongst the learned the lawyers claim first place, the most self-satisfied class of people, as they roll their rock of Sisyphus and string together six hundred laws in the same breath, no matter whether relevant or not, piling up opinion on opinion and gloss on gloss to make their profession seem the most difficult of all. Anything which causes trouble has special merit in their eyes.

2. Deputy Prime Minister Yannis Dragasakis:

   The country is in a position like that of Sisyphus — a man condemned to roll a boulder to the top of a hill, only to see it roll down again, we risk condemning an entire generation to a future without hope. To avoid that, what we ask from our eurozone partners is to treat Greece as an equal and help us escape from this Sisyphean trap.

3. Volodymyr Knyr:

   Sisyphus would hardly stop if even he is on the top.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sisyphus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sisyphus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sisyphus
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Sisyphus
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Sisyphus
8. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=Sisyphus