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
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- Charlie Manuel as Sisyphus
Sisyphus was the king of Ephyra, and according to Greek mythology, he was punished for being deceitful by being condemned to roll a boulder to the top of a mountain, only to watch it roll back down again and again.
June 12, 2013 - Philly.com
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- Margaret Chan in MarketWatch
In her address to the Committee, Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, said: "We are like Sisyphus, the mythical king from ancient Greece, who is condemned to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down again. ...... I applaud... - Robert Lamm in Dallas Morning News
Stone of Sisyphus turned out to be a lesson in the worst aspects of the old - and thankfully dead - ways of meddlesome A&R men,Lamm said. "Our error was not inviting the 'suits' to producer Peter Wolf's studio to preview the album in its... - Albert Camus in Canada.com
Camus wrote, "It is during that return, that pause, that Sisyphus interests me."