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Meaning of Sisyphus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪsɪfəs

Definitions

Son 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.

Greek

Equivalents

Català Sísif
Čeština Sisyfos
Deutsch Sisyphos Sisyphus
Ελληνικά Σίσυφος
Español Sísifo
Français Sisyphe
Italiano Sisifo
日本語 シーシュポス
Polski Syzyf
Português Sísifo
Română Sisif
Русский Сизиф

Examples

“Indeed, I have looked upon the fable of Sisyphus as an allegory, and that his wife was the stone which so perpetually rolled back upon his hands, effectually retarding his weary progress up-hill.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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