SISYPHUS


Meaning of SISYPHUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-sə-fəs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Sisyphos

Date: 14th century

: a legendary king of Corinth condemned eternally to repeat the cycle of rolling a heavy rock up a hill in Hades only to have it roll down again as it nears the top

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.