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WordNet (3.0)
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; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Sisyphus

n. [ L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Class. Myth.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
Sisyphus { m }sisyphus [Add to Longdo]
Sisyphusarbeit { f }Sisyphean task; never-ending task [Add to Longdo]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary
シシュフォス[shishufosu] (n) Sisyphus, Sisuphos, Greek mythology, from Homer's Odyssey [Add to Longdo]

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