Definitions for Sisyphus

Sisyphus Sis·y·phus

Spelling: [sis-uh-fuh s]
IPA: /ˈsɪs ə fəs/

Sisyphus is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 93 anagrams from letters in Sisyphus (hipsssuy).

Definitions for Sisyphus

noun

  1. a son of Aeolus and ruler of Corinth, noted for his trickery: he was punished in Tartarus by being compelled to roll a stone to the top of a slope, the stone always escaping him near the top and rolling down again.

Examples for Sisyphus

Consulted the captain about a set of auxiliary sails for the Sisyphus.

August 23: Ordered the Sisyphus to Southampton for refitting.

Most of the Sisyphus' crew, including the captain, want to take their wives along.

The next two forms, Tantalus and Sisyphus, have also a kinship.

In Sisyphus (1994), artist Luciano Fabro presents a marble cylinder on which he has etched a nude, caricature-like self-portrait.

The last line of The Myth of Sisyphus is, “One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”

And a deal becomes possible only after all sides are exhausted—just like Sisyphus on the Hill.

But for a while we were like Sisyphus pushing that rock up the mountain.

Third, like Sisyphus, he could roll the boulder of a “grand bargain” back up Capitol Hill.

Almost decided to outfit my personal yacht Sisyphus for that purpose.

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