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sisyphus
(encz) | Sisyphus, |
Sisyphus
(gcide) | Sisyphus \Sis"y*phus\, n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. ????.]
(Class. Myth.)
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.
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sisyphus
(wn) | Sisyphus
n 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 |
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sisyphus
(encz) | Sisyphus, |
sisyphus
(wn) | Sisyphus
n 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 |
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