Associations to the word «Sisyphus»
Noun
- Corinth
- Odysseus
- Hades
- Underworld
- Poseidon
- Orpheus
- Zeus
- Hermes
- Myth
- Prometheus
- Boulder
- Siren
- Mythology
- Mortal
- Vulture
- Socrates
- Eternity
- Heracles
- Odyssey
- Penelope
- Absurdity
- Doppler
- Olympus
- Cheat
- Roll
- Toil
- Titan
- Achilles
- Athena
- Punishment
- Plato
- Sparta
- Albert
- Essay
- Nymph
- Grandson
- Thief
- Homer
- Frustration
- Cattle
- Rolling
- Stone
- Shelter
- Oracle
- Stole
- Stevens
- Push
- Top
- Hero
- Task
- Ill
- Apollo
- Labor
- Atlas
- Hill
- Troy
- Greek
- Son
- Forever
- Wheel
- Bottom
- Stranger
- Ra
- Rebel
- Philosopher
- Liver
- Sacrifice
- Daughter
- Sin
- Dialogue
- Twin
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SISYPHUS, proper noun. Tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
Dictionary definition
SISYPHUS, noun. (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.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.