# Sisyphus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪsɪfəs/ · frequency rank #66,295

## Definitions
1. Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sisyphus