Sisyphus
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A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He waskilled by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto toroll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled backagain, making his task incessant.
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A Greek [kig] who was [condemned] to hell by having [to roll] a rock up a hill only for it to roll back down also someone who does the same thing over and over again
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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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