Sisyphus
Pronunciation : Sis"y*phus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)
Definition : Defn: A king of Corinth, son of ?olus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913