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What does Sisyphus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
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Hence, as in the myth of Sisyphus, its makers have to get at it again, immediately, incessantly, endlessly.
What Sisyphus might have felt if one fine day his boulder stopped, rested on the hilltop and failed to roll back down.
The next stage, she says, is an attitude of helplessness about work, the full-blown Sisyphus complex.
More than enough evidence, perhaps, that attacking drug supply is a job for Sisyphus.
Thanks to the ingenuity of these contraptions' designers and purveyors, the toils of Sisyphus have been transformed into a healthful pastime.
When he reaches the peak, the rock tumbles down, and Sisyphus chases it, just to push it up again.

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