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Sisyphus

Syllabification: (Sis·y·phus)
Pronunciation: /ˈsisəfəs/

Greek Mythology
Definition of Sisyphus
  • 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.

Sisyphus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Sisyphus in the British & World English dictionary