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Sisyphus - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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 [syn: Sisyphus]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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