| NOUN | person | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Category | legend, fable | A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events |
| Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
| Region | Greece, Hellenic Republic, Ellas | A republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula |
| Spanish | Sísifo | |
| Catalan | Sísif | |
| Adjectives | Sisyphean | of or relating to Sisyphus |
| Sisyphean | both extremely effortful and futile | |
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