person
Sisyphus
also: Sisyphus
The king condemned in the underworld forever to roll a boulder uphill; a type of futile, endless labor.
Reading notes
- The Odes §2.14 Sisyphus, son of Aeolus
Condemned in the underworld to his endless, futile labor.
- The Epodes §17 Sisyphus
The king condemned forever to roll a boulder uphill; a type of futile, endless labor.