Hermes, the messenger god, eventually dragged Sisyphus back to the underworld, and Zeus soon condemned Sisyphus to the eternal task of rolling a boulder uphill, only for it to roll back down.

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a figure who was doomed to roll a boulder for eternity as a punishment from the gods.

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was the founder and king of Ephyra. After cheating death, he was condemned to eternal punishment in the underworld once he died of old age. The gods forced him to roll ...

There’s an old Greek myth about a king named Sisyphus who was condemned by the gods to an eternity of futile labor. His punishment was to push a heavy boulder up a hill, only to watch it tumble ...

As a punishment, Zeus damned Sisyphus to carry a boulder over the hill for all eternity. But once the boulder reached the top, it would roll down. ‘The Tail of Ouroboros’ has the contestants ...

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Sisyphus was cursed to push a boulder up the hill for all eternity as punishment for their hubris and cheating death. Today, we use it to describe a task that is unending and repetitive.

President-elect Donald Trump comes to address the crowd during an election night party in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) One must imagine Sisyphus exhausted. One ...