Catalan Meaning of sisyphus
Sísif
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Nearest Words of sisyphus
- sisyphean => Sisife
- sisymbrium tanacetifolia => Sisymbrium tanacetifolium
- sisymbrium officinale => Herba del pobre
- sisymbrium barbarea => Escurçonera bavaresa
- sistrurus miliaris => Sistrurus miliarius
- sistrurus catenatus => Sistrurus catenatus
- sistrurus => sistrurus
- sistrum => sistre
- sistren => germanes
- sistine chapel => Capella Sixtina
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.
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Sísif
(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 => Sisife, sisymbrium tanacetifolia => Sisymbrium tanacetifolium, sisymbrium officinale => Herba del pobre, sisymbrium barbarea => Escurçonera bavaresa, sistrurus miliaris => Sistrurus miliarius,