![]() He took pleasure in these killings because they allowed him to maintain his iron-fisted rule. He also killed guests to his palace and travellers, a violation of xenia, which fell under Zeus’ domain, thus angering the god. King Sisyphus promoted navigation and commerce but was avaricious and deceitful. Sisyphus was the founder and first king of Ephyra (supposedly the original name of Corinth). Sisyphus was the grandfather of Bellerophon through Glaucus, and Minyas, founder of Orchomenus, through Almus. ![]() He married the PleiadMerope by whom he became the father of Glaucus, Ornytion, Thersander, Almus and Porphyrion. Sisyphus was the son of King Aeolusof Thessaly and Enarete and the brother of Salmoneus. Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attica black-figure amphora (vase), c. 530 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen / Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Wikimedia Commons German mythographerOtto Gruppe thought that the name derived from sisys (σίσυς, “a goat’s skin”), in reference to a rain-charm in which goats’ skins were used. Beekes has suggested a pre-Greek origin and a connection with the root of the word sophos (σοφός, “wise”). Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean. He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. In Greek mythology Sisyphus, or Sisyphos, was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). National Archaeological Museum of Naples – Conservation and Restoration Laboratory.Īs a punishment for his trickery, Hades made King Sisyphus roll a huge boulder endlessly up a steep hill. By permission of the Italian Ministry of Heritage and Culture and Tourism. National Archaeological Museum of Naples, 81666. Detail of Colossal Krater from Altamura, about 350 B.C., Greek, made in Apulia, South Italy.
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