Sisyphus (In Greek mythology

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• Pleiades (Greek mythology) — For the Pleiades in other mythologies, see Pleiades in folklore and literature. The Pleiades (1885) by the Symbolist painter Elihu Vedder The Pleiades ( …   Wikipedia

• Sisyphus (disambiguation) — Sisyphus was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill in Greek mythology.Sisyphus may also refer to:* 1866 Sisyphus, an Apollo asteroid * Sisyphus (beetle), a genus of dung beetles * Sisyphus (dialogue), a… …   Wikipedia

• Sisyphus — /sis euh feuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again …   Universalium

• Sisyphus — In Greek mythology, Sisyphus (Greek: Σίσυφος [sí.sy.phos] Audio IPA|Ell Sisyfos.ogg| [ si.si.fos] , Latinized: Sisyphus, (IPAEng|ˈsɪsɨfəs)), was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll… …   Wikipedia

• Greek religion — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as the 2nd millennium BC, Greek religion in the established sense began с 750 BC and lasted for over a thousand years, extending its… …   Universalium

• Sisyphus —  Not ss . In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to push a heavy stone up a hill, only to have it roll down again. Hence Sisyphean describes some endless task …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Sisyphus —    not ss . In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to push a heavy stone up a hill, only to have it roll down again. Hence Sisyphean describes some endless task …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• Sisyphus — noun /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades …   Wiktionary

• Sisyphus — n. king of Corinth who was condemned for eternity to roll a stone uphill only for it to roll back downhill as he neared the top (Greek Mythology) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Sisyphus —    From Greek mythology, after this evil king of Corinth died he was condemned to spend all eternity rolling a huge stone up a hill. Just as he reaches the top the stone rolls down and he must begin again …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

• 1866 Sisyphus — Minor Planet name=1866 Sisyphus discoverer=Paul Wild discovery date=December 5, 1972 designations=1972 XA category=Apollo, Mars crosser epoch=December 1, 2005 (JD 2453705.5) semimajor=283.343 Gm (1.894 AU) perihelion=130.751 Gm (0.874 AU)… …   Wikipedia