Definition of Sisyphus

1. Noun. (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again.

Category relationships: Fable, Legend
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being
Derivative terms: Sisyphean, Sisyphean

Definition of Sisyphus

1. n. A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.

Medical Definition of Sisyphus

1. A king of Corinth, son of aeolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant. Origin: L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sisyphus

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sistroid
sistrum
sistrums
Sistrunk
Sistrunk operation
Sistrurus
Sistrurus catenatus
Sistrurus miliaris
sists
Sisymbrium barbarea
Sisymbrium officinale
Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
Sisyphean
sisyphus
Sisyphus (current term)
Sisyridae
Sisyrinchium
sit
sit-down
sit-down strike
sit-in
sit-up
SIT4 protein phosphatase
Sita
sitar
sitarist
sitarists
sitars
sitar player

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