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In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos ( / ˈsɪsɪfəs /; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος Sísyphos) was the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth ). He was a devious tyrant who killed visitors to show off his power. This violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods.
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The Myth of Sisyphus (French: Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942...
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A mysterious and beautiful woman from the future intent on...
- The Myth of Sisyphus
The Myth of Sisyphus (French: Le mythe de Sisyphe) is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. Influenced by philosophers such as Søren Kierkegaard, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Friedrich Nietzsche, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd.
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Sisyphus, in Greek mythology, the cunning king of Corinth who was punished in Hades by having to repeatedly roll a huge stone up a hill only to have it roll back down again as soon as he had brought it to the summit. Learn more about Sisyphus in this article.
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- Sisyphus is a figure in Homer’s Iliad and other works of Greek mythology. He is reputed to be the founder of the Isthmian Games and is a trickster...
- Post-Homeric legend claims that when Death comes for Sisyphus, Sisyphus cheats him by capturing him. Death escapes, however, and ensnares Sisyphus,...
- The attempts of Sisyphus to trick Death, including his capture of Death and his return from the underworld, result in his punishment by Zeus.
- Sisyphus is punished in the underworld by the god Zeus, who forces him to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity. Every time he nears the top of the...
- The term Sisyphean describes a task that is impossible to complete. It refers to the punishment that Sisyphus receives in the underworld, where he...
Sisyphus (Σίσυφος, Sísyphos) was a legendary person in Greek mythology. [1] According to the ancient story, Sisyphus was forced to roll a big rock up a hill, but it rolled back down and the task was never finished. [2]
A mysterious and beautiful woman from the future intent on saving the war ravaged world from destruction. Seo-hae is the daughter of Kang Dong-ki. She has lived in a bunker for eight years before coming out to explore and scavenge the war-torn Korea.
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The Myth of Sisyphus, philosophical essay by Albert Camus, published in French in 1942 as Le Mythe de Sisyphe. Published in the same year as Camus’s novel L’Étranger (The Stranger), The Myth of Sisyphus contains a sympathetic analysis of contemporary nihilism and touches on the nature of the absurd. Together the two works established his ...
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The Myth of Sisyphus is one of the most known myths in the Greek Mythology, Sisyphus cheated Hades and was punished by the gods to roll a boulder forever
