Sisyphus

English Etymology From en grc Σίσυφος. Pronunciation en /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Sisyphus.wav US Proper noun en 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. 132 I Indeed, I have looked upon the fable of Sisyphus as an allegory, and that his wife was the stone which so perpetually rolled back upon his hands, effectually retarding his weary progress up-hill. Derived terms en Sisyphus cooling en Sisyphean en Sisyphus effect Translations figure Arabic: ar سِيزِيف m sizif Catalan: ca Sísif m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 西西弗斯 Xīxīfúsī Czech: cs Sisyfos m French: fr Sisyphe m German: de Sisyphos m, de Sisyphus m Greek: el Σίσυφος m Ancient Greek: grc Σῑ́συφος m Inuktitut: iu ᓰᓯᐳᔅ Italian: it Sisifo m Japanese: ja シーシュポス Shīshuposu Polish: pl Syzyf m Portuguese: pt Sísifo m Romanian: ro Sisif Russian: ru Сизи́ф m Spanish: es Sísifo m Swedish: sv Sisyfos Turkish: tr Sisifos See also en Glaucus Further reading Sisyphus German Alternative forms de Sisyphos Etymology de la Sīsyphus, from de grc Σίσυφος. Pronunciation de /ˈziːzyfʊs/ de Si sy phus de De-Sisyphus.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m de Greek mythology Sisyphus Derived terms de Sisyphusarbeit Related terms de sisypheisch Further reading de Individuals