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Sisyphe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Sisyphus 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.

Senses

Sisyphe is used for these senses in English:

  • Sisyphus (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.
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