Category:Sisyphus

Sis"y*phus, n. Etym: [l. Sisyphus, sisyphus, fr. Gr. (class. Myth.)

Defn: a king of corinth, son of æolus, 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.