Sisyphus
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- proper noun
- /ˈsɪsɪfəs/
- Literature
- Sisyphus, it's a myth about this guy who had to roll and push this incredibly huge rock up this very steep mountain.
- the myth of Sisyphus
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Watch on YouTubeHospitality traditions ordered Sisyphus to be chained by Thanatos.
- Hospitality traditions ordered Sisyphus to be chained by Thanatos.
- And I was going to rework Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, and I read it recently.
- It's that we are all, you know, Sisyphus and we've got to choose what boulder we're doing and why we're doing it and how do we get happy doing that?
- What else makes Sisyphus A absurd hero?
- This goes to our discussion about the the mythos Sisyphus Kamu question about why I live.
Examples
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I have no idea if Sisyphus was happy or not.
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Some days I feel like Sisyphus, and on others I am overwhelmed by how lucky I am.
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The final line of the book is One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
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Why is our friend Sisyphus still relevant today?
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"One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
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This is Sisyphus pushing a stone forever.
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The English prof talked about the last line: "One must imagine Sisyphus happy."
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In Greek mythology, Zeus condemned Sisyphus to an eternity of useless efforts and unending frustrations.
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As Camus said in The Myth of Sisyphus, "Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."
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In the myth, Sisyphus is condemned to roll a heavy boulder up a hill endlessly, only to see it roll back down each time.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sisyphus comes from a Greek king who was punished by Zeus to roll a heavy stone up a hill again and again, only to have it fall back each time. So, calling someone a Sisyphus means they are doing a 'never-ending' or 'pointless' task.