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.
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