Definition of SISYPHUS (Meaning of SISYPHUS), a 8 Letter Word

Pronunciation:		'sisufus


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

SISYPHUS is a 8 letter word that starts with S.
	See Also:	mythical being

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Sis"y*phus\, n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. ????.] (Class. Myth.) A king of Corinth, son of [AE]olus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.