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Sisyphean Effort

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In Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; : Σίσυφος Sísuphos) was the king of (now known as ). 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 when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the on modern culture, tasks that are both and are therefore described as Sisyphean ().

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classical influence
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