Albert Camus on the Absurd: The Myth of Sisyphus - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology

Everything you need to know about Sisyphus: • In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who cheated death — twice. • He chained Thanatos, the god of death himself, so that no mortal could die. • For his defiance, the gods sentenced him to an eternal punishment. • He would roll a massive boulder up a hill, only for it to slide back down each time he neared the top. • No rest. No end. Just repetition. The myth wasn’t about failure — it was about awareness. The gods wanted him to break, but instead,