Canadian French Meaning of sisyphus
Sisyphe
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Nearest Words of sisyphus
- sisyphean => Sisyphe
- sisymbrium tanacetifolia => Sisymbre à feuilles de tanaisie
- sisymbrium officinale => Herbe aux chantres
- sisymbrium barbarea => Herbe aux chantres
- sistrurus miliaris => Crotale à losanges de l'Ouest
- sistrurus catenatus => Sistrurus catenatus
- sistrurus => crotales
- sistrum => sistre
- sistren => sœurs
- sistine chapel => Chapelle Sixtine
Definitions and Meaning of sisyphus in English
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
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.
FAQs About the word sisyphus
Sisyphe
(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 => Sisyphe, sisymbrium tanacetifolia => Sisymbre à feuilles de tanaisie, sisymbrium officinale => Herbe aux chantres, sisymbrium barbarea => Herbe aux chantres, sistrurus miliaris => Crotale à losanges de l'Ouest,
