HyperDic: sisyphus

English > 1 sense of the word Sisyphus:
NOUNperson Sisyphus(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
English > Sisyphus: 1 sense > noun 1, 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, fableA story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable
RegionGreece, Hellenic Republic, EllasA republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula
SpanishSísifo
CatalanSísif
AdjectivesSisypheanof or relating to Sisyphus
Sisypheanboth extremely effortful and futile

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