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Sisyphus > noun, person
Meaning(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.
Categorylegend, fable
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas
Instance ofmythical being
AdjectivesSisyphean; Sisyphean; Sisyphean

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