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
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Sisyphean
• Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being
Useful english dictionary. 2012.