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Etymology · Ancient Greek

Σίσυφος

2 English words descend from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος, most common first.

SisyphusSon of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
sisypheanIncessant or incessantly recurring, but futile.