Sisyphus
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos ( ; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος, romanized: Sísyphos) is the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus's wrath.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
“Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;”
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Father · Sources
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
Il. 6.154
Son · Sources
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
Il. 6.154
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In art
Pietro della Vecchia. Sisyphus. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107490954
Pietro della Vecchia. Sisyphus. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107490954
Abel de Pujol. (Cahors) Sisyphe roule éternellement son rocher - Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol - Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121201246
Abel de Pujol. (Cahors) Sisyphe roule éternellement son rocher - Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol - Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121201246
Titian. Sisyphus. Museo del Prado. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137282
Titian. Sisyphus. Museo del Prado. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137282
Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Estevoaei
Photograph / reproduction date: 2026-07-30 15:22:42
Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Estevoaei
Photograph / reproduction date: 2026-07-30 15:22:42
Tim Tregenza. Sisyphus in Portugalete - panoramio. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus_in_Portugalete_-_panoramio.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Tim Tregenza
Photograph / reproduction date: Taken on 17 August 2012
Tim Tregenza. Sisyphus in Portugalete - panoramio. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus_in_Portugalete_-_panoramio.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Tim Tregenza
Photograph / reproduction date: Taken on 17 August 2012
Gouwenaar. 20131217 Sisyphus Gert Sennema Assen. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A20131217_Sisyphus_Gert_Sennema_Assen.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Gouwenaar
Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-12-17
Gouwenaar. 20131217 Sisyphus Gert Sennema Assen. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A20131217_Sisyphus_Gert_Sennema_Assen.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Gouwenaar
Photograph / reproduction date: 2013-12-17
Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez - sinatura. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez_-_sinatura.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Estevoaei
Photograph / reproduction date: 2026-07-30 15:22:50
Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez - sinatura. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez_-_sinatura.jpg
Photograph / reproduction: Estevoaei
Photograph / reproduction date: 2026-07-30 15:22:50
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- Wikipedia · Sisyphus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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