Sisyphus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪsɪfəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Sisyphus.wav

Word forms

Sisyphus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

Related words

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