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Look up: Sisyphus


  1. Sisyphus
    [beetle] Sisyphus is a genus of dung beetles. One common species is Sisyphus schaefferi (Linnaeus, 1758). ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus_(beetle)

  2. Sisyphus
    [dialogue] The Sisyphus is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato. The dialogue is extant and was included in the Stephanus edition published in Geneva in 1578. It is now generally acknowledged to be spurious. The work dates from the fourth century BC, and the author was presumably a ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus_(dialogue)

  3. Sisyphus
    [n] - (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
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=Sisyphus

  4. Sisyphus
    In Greek mythology, a king of Corinth who was condemned to Tartarus, a region of the underworld for the wicked. As punishment for his evil life, he was forced to roll a huge stone u...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. Sisyphus
    Sis'y·phus noun [ Latin Sisyphus , Sisyphus, from Greek .............] (Class. Myth.) 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 hi...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/110

  6. sisyphus
    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 D...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?sisyphus

  7. Sisyphus
    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 w...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sisyphus

  8. Sisyphus
    • (n.) 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.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/sisyphus/



  1. Sisyphus
    in Greek mythology, the cunning king of Corinth who was punished in Hades by having repeatedly to roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/103

  2. Sisyphus
    In Greek mythology Sisyphus (s; Greek: Σίσυφος, Sísyphos) was a king punished by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout eternity. He is also found in Roman mythology. The word "sisyphean" means "endless and unavai...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus

  3. Sisyphus
    Sisyphus (sis'ifus) , in Greek mythology, son of Aeolus and founder and king of Corinth. Renowned for his cunning, he was said to have outwitted even Death. For his disrespect to Zeus, he was condemned to eternal punishment in Tartarus. There he eternally pushed a heavy rock to the top of a stee...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0845411.html

  4. Sisyphus
    Sisyphus is a genus of dung beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, with long, slender middle and hind legs. The larvae are fed on balls of sheep dung.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BSA.HTM

  5. Sisyphus
    In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was an evil King of Corinth. After he died he was condemned in the underworld to roll a huge stone uphill, which always fell back before he could reach the top.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/D1S.HTM

  6. Sisyphus
    In Greek mythology, a king of Corinth who was condemned to Tartarus, a region of the underworld for the wicked. As punishment for his evil life, he was forced to roll a huge stone uphill for eternity; it always fell back before he could reach the top
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005270.html

  7. Sisyphus
    [disambiguation] Sisyphus was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill in Greek mythology. Sisyphus may also refer to: == See also == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus_(disambiguation)

  8. sisyphus
    1) Mythical being 2) Rock-and-roll legend? 3) Sisyphus
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/sisyphus/1

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