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, King Sisyphus of Ephyra was punished by the gods with a frustrating and impossible task for all eternity: push a large boulder up a hill, only to have it roll down to the ...

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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 French philosopher Albert Camus’ essay “The Myth of Sisyphus,” from which this week’s episode of “Fargo” takes its name, he speaks at length about his philosophy of the absurd.

“As a punishment for his crimes, Hades [Ruler of the Underworld] made Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a steep hill in Tartarus [Prison for the wicked].

The podcast was discussing 20th-century French writer and philosopher Albert Camus, including his early essay titled “The Myth of Sisyphus.” We all know who Sisyphus is: the guy in Greek mythology who ...

Just as Sisyphus reaches the crest of the hill, the boulder jerks away and slips out of his grasp, rolling down into the darkness of Hades. He cries out and runs after it, but of course he can’t ...