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Sisyphus
(Sisy|phus)
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɪsɪfəs/
Greek Mythology
the son of Aeolus, punished in Hades for his misdeeds in life by being condemned to the eternal task of rolling a large stone to the top of a hill, from which it always rolled down again.
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