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Sisyphus, King of Corinth (Mythological character)


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  • Variants

    • Sísif, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sisifeas, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sísifo, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sisifos, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sísifu, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sisyfos, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sisyphe, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sisyphos, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sizif, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sizifas, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sizifo, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sizyfos, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Syzyf, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Sziszüphosz, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • 西西弗斯, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • シーシュポス, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • סיזיפוס, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • 시시포스, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Сизиф, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Сізіф, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • سيزيف, King of Corinth (Mythological character)
    • Σίσυφος, King of Corinth (Mythological character)

  • Additional Information

    • Descriptor

        Mythological character

    • Associated Locale

        (naf) Corinth (Greece)

    • Gender

        male

    • Occupation

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  • Sources

    • found: Los motivos de Sísifo, 1995
    • found: Brill's new Pauly online, 17 June 2014(Sisyphus; Σίσυφος; mythical frausdster and penitent in the Underworld; son of Aeolus, father of Glaucus; King of Corinth; as a punishment in the Underworld has to roll a rock up a mountain, but every time just before reaching the summit it rolls back down into the valley)
    • found: Wikipedia, 17 June 2014(Sisyphus ; Σίσυφος ; king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth) punished for chronic deceitfulness by being compelled to roll an immense boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this action forever; other forms of name: Sisyphos ; سيزيف ; Sísifu ; Sizif ; Сізіф ; Сизиф; Sísif; Sisyfos; Sizifo; Sisyphe; Sisifeas; 시시포스; Sisifos; סיזיפוס; Sziszüphosz; Syzyf; Sizyfos; 西西弗斯)

  • Editorial Notes

    • [Non-Latin script references not evaluated.]

  • Change Notes

    • 2014-06-17: new
    • 2015-11-30: revised

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