Sisyphus
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Summary
Sisyphus is a mythological Greek character[1]. He ranks in the top 0.23% of mythological greek character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,211 views/month, #3 of 1,333).[2]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Sisyphus at the Isthmus, nonexistent[3]
- Father: Aiolos[4]
- Mother: Enarete[5]
- Spouse: Merope[6], Tyro[7]
- Child: Ornytion[8], Metapontos[9], Glaucus[10], Thersander[11], Almus[12]
- Position held: king of Corinth[13]
- Sex or gender: male[14]
- Commons category: Sisyphus[15]
- Unmarried partner: Anticlea[16]
- Said to be the same as: Wu Gang[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20], Q28009647[21], Q22341374[22], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Pauly–Wissowa[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27], The New Student's Reference Work[28], New International Encyclopedia[29]
- Present in work: Hades[30], The Myth of Sisyphus[31], How the Cossacks Became Olympians[32]
- Name in native language: Σίσυφος[33]
- Culture: Ancient Greece[34]
- Sibling: Perieres[35]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Sisyphus include The Myth of him[36], a literary work[37], written by Albert Camus[38]; Hotwheels sisyphus[39], a taxon[40]; he cooling[41], a physical phenomenon[42]; 1866 he[43], an asteroid[44]; he[45], a monotypic taxon[46]; and Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos[47], a voluntary association[48], in Czech Republic[49], founded in 1994[50], headquartered in Prague[51].
Why It Matters
Sisyphus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include The Myth of him[36], a literary work[37], written by Albert Camus[38]; Hotwheels sisyphus[39], a taxon[40]; he cooling[41], a physical phenomenon[42]; 1866 he[43], an asteroid[44]; he[45], a monotypic taxon[46]; and Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos[47], a voluntary association[48], in Czech Republic[49], founded in 1994[50], headquartered in Prague[51].
FAQs
Who were Sisyphus's parents?
Sisyphus's father was Aiolos[4]. Sisyphus's mother was Enarete[5].