ALL meanings of sisyphus
Sis·y·phus
S s - noun sisyphus a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again. 1
- noun sisyphus a king of Corinth, punished in Hades for his misdeeds by eternally having to roll a heavy stone up a hill: every time he approached the top, the stone escaped his grasp and rolled to the bottom 0
- noun sisyphus a greedy king of Corinth doomed forever in Hades to roll a heavy stone uphill, only to have it always roll down again 0