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.

Let’s Play: Ancient Greek Punishment: Inversion Edition is a browser-based game where you play not as the punished, but the punisher. It puts you in the perspective of a god, an inscrutable ...

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

Sisyphus’ punishment for speaking out is to effort the stone up the mountain. In Camus’ interpretation, Sisyphus is well aware of his situation, of what led up to it as well as what his future will be ...

Interesting how Sisyphus was a bit silly and deceitful, and as punishment, he has to push a boulder forever. If he were alive today, he would have become president.

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 ...

Remember Sisyphus? The guy who had to roll the boulder up a hill each day, only to have it roll back down again. ... Cancer is not punishment. It's an indiscriminate killer.

Here is Sisyphus, hard at work, shoving that boulder up that hill. It is a punishment, yes; he didn’t choose the task. But after a few centuries, he’s learned to appreciate the rhythm.