| 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 |
| 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 ] |
| 精卫填海 | [精 卫 填 海 / 精 衛 填 海] lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (成语 saw); futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds #116,718 [Add to Longdo] |
| Sisyphus { m } | sisyphus [Add to Longdo] |
| Sisyphusarbeit { f } | Sisyphean task; never-ending task [Add to Longdo] |
| シシュフォス | [shishufosu] (n) Sisyphus, Sisuphos, Greek mythology, from Homer's Odyssey [Add to Longdo] |