In the famous legend, he is punished by Zeus for cheating death and condemned to endlessly push a boulder up a hill, only for it to inevitably roll back down.

In the Greek story of Sisyphus, the king was condemned for eternity to move a massive rock up a hill but never reach the summit.

But when it comes to the big goals—global stability, a fair economy, a solution for the climate crisis—it can feel as if you’ve been pushing a boulder up a hill only to see it come rolling ...

— Sisyphus can see the top of the hill. He’s straining, pushing the boulder with all his might. Maybe this time will be it. Maybe this time his suffering will end for good. He runs faster. — ...

While not pushing a boulder up a hill, the athletes and coaches have dolefully pushed a football up a field, suffering analogous monotony and disillusionment.

The good news I suppose is that Sisyphus was pushing a heavy boulder up a hill while I’m just picking up lightweight strips of a 99% guarantee!

Despite being condemned to an eternity of ceaseless toil, Sisyphus continued to push the boulder up the hill, even though it rolled back down each time.

The ostensibly straightforward task of rolling a boulder up a hill stands a step above the impressively elaborate and cruel punishments found in other classic tales.

If Sisyphus were Canadian, he would not be eternally damned to push a boulder up a hill only to have it roll down before he can reach the top. That would be too easy. If Sisyphus were Canadian, he ...

The meme theme that was relevant in 2009 and again in 2011 is captioning Sisyphus pushing up the boulder with “ They see me rollin.’ ...

What the MFP and Mr Pita have done in the past two months was not just futilely, sorrowfully pushing the impossible boulder up the unforgiving hill.