GREEK MYTH

James G.
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  1. Sisyphus
    (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
  2. Halcyon
    (Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
  3. Sisyphean
    both extremely effortful and futile
Created on Mon Feb 12 10:59:35 EST 2007

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