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Sisyphus in Portuguese

Sisyphus in Portuguese is Sísifo — Sisyphus means in Greek mythology, a cunning king punished in the underworld by having to push a boulder up a hill forever, only for it to roll back down each time.

Sisyphus in Portuguese

Sísifo
proper noun
(Greek mythology) 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.

What does "Sisyphus" mean?

  1. name In Greek mythology, a cunning king punished in the underworld by having to push a boulder up a hill forever, only for it to roll back down each time.
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What is "Sisyphus" in Portuguese?

"Sisyphus" in Portuguese is Sísifo. Sisyphus means: In Greek mythology, a cunning king punished in the underworld by having to push a boulder up a hill forever, only for it to roll back down each time.

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