Australian English Meaning of sisyphus

Sisyphus

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sisyphus (n)

(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

Webster

sisyphus (n.)

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

(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 near

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sisyphean => Sisyphean, sisymbrium tanacetifolia => Hoary cress, sisymbrium officinale => Hedge mustard, sisymbrium barbarea => Barbarea, sistrurus miliaris => Western diamondback rattlesnake,