Sisyphus
Mortal man
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus or Sisyphos ( ; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος, romanized: Sísyphos) is the founder and king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He reveals Zeus's abduction of Aegina to the river god Asopus, thereby incurring Zeus's wrath.
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Mentions in the Iliad
A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
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Father · Sources
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
Il. 6.154
Son · Sources
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
Il. 6.154
Grandson · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт.
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
and Glaucus begat peerless Bellerophon. To him the gods granted beauty and lovely manliness; but Proetus in his heart devised against him evil, and drave him, seeing he was mightier far, from the land of the Argives; for Zeus had made them subject to his sceptre.
Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155
Great-granddaughter · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт → Лаодамия.
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
and Glaucus begat peerless Bellerophon. To him the gods granted beauty and lovely manliness; but Proetus in his heart devised against him evil, and drave him, seeing he was mightier far, from the land of the Argives; for Zeus had made them subject to his sceptre.
a fair tract of orchard and of plough-land, to possess it. And the lady bare to wise-hearted Bellerophon three children, Isander and Hippolochus and Laodameia. With Laodameia lay Zeus the counsellor, and she bare godlike Sarpedon, the warrior harnessed in bronze.
Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155 · Il. 6.196–197
Great-grandson · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт → Гипполох.
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
and Glaucus begat peerless Bellerophon. To him the gods granted beauty and lovely manliness; but Proetus in his heart devised against him evil, and drave him, seeing he was mightier far, from the land of the Argives; for Zeus had made them subject to his sceptre.
a fair tract of orchard and of plough-land, to possess it. And the lady bare to wise-hearted Bellerophon three children, Isander and Hippolochus and Laodameia. With Laodameia lay Zeus the counsellor, and she bare godlike Sarpedon, the warrior harnessed in bronze.
Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155 · Il. 6.196–197
Great-grandson · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт → Исандр.
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
and Glaucus begat peerless Bellerophon. To him the gods granted beauty and lovely manliness; but Proetus in his heart devised against him evil, and drave him, seeing he was mightier far, from the land of the Argives; for Zeus had made them subject to his sceptre.
a fair tract of orchard and of plough-land, to possess it. And the lady bare to wise-hearted Bellerophon three children, Isander and Hippolochus and Laodameia. With Laodameia lay Zeus the counsellor, and she bare godlike Sarpedon, the warrior harnessed in bronze.
Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155 · Il. 6.196–197
Descendant · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт → Лаодамия → Сарпедон.
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
and Glaucus begat peerless Bellerophon. To him the gods granted beauty and lovely manliness; but Proetus in his heart devised against him evil, and drave him, seeing he was mightier far, from the land of the Argives; for Zeus had made them subject to his sceptre.
a fair tract of orchard and of plough-land, to possess it. And the lady bare to wise-hearted Bellerophon three children, Isander and Hippolochus and Laodameia. With Laodameia lay Zeus the counsellor, and she bare godlike Sarpedon, the warrior harnessed in bronze.
Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155 · Il. 6.196–197 · Il. 6.198–199
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Descendant · Sources
Происхождение выведено по цепочке родителей: Сизиф → Главк → Беллерофонт → Гипполох → Главк.
to make prayer to the gods, and promise them hecatombs. So saying, Hector of the flashing helm departed, and the black hide at either end smote against his ankles and his neck, even the rim that ran about the outermost edge of his bossed shield. But Glaucus, son of Hippolochus, and the son of Tydeus
and he lived not for long, seeing that he was hated of all the immortal gods. So would not I be minded to fight against the blessed gods. But if thou art of men, who eat the fruit of the field, draw nigh, that thou mayest the sooner enter the toils of destruction. Then spake to him the glorious son of Hippolochus:
Howbeit, if thou wilt, hear this also, that thou mayest know well my lineage; and many there be that know it. There is a city Ephyre in the heart of Argos, pasture-land of horses, and there dwelt Sisyphus that was craftiest of men, Sisyphus, son of Aeolus; and he begat a son Glaucus;
Il. 6.119 · Il. 6.144 · Il. 6.154 · Il. 6.155 · Il. 6.196–197 · Il. 6.206 · Il. 7.13 · Il. 12.309 · Il. 12.387 · Il. 17.140 · Il. 17.216
In art
Pietro della Vecchia. Sisyphus. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107490954
Abel de Pujol. (Cahors) Sisyphe roule éternellement son rocher - Alexandre-Denis Abel de Pujol - Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Musée de Cahors Henri-Martin. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121201246
Titian. Sisyphus. Museo del Prado. Public domain. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6137282
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Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez.jpg
Image author: Estevoaei
Image date: 2026-07-30 15:22:42
Tim Tregenza. Sisyphus in Portugalete - panoramio. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus_in_Portugalete_-_panoramio.jpg
Image author: Tim Tregenza
Image date: Taken on 17 August 2012
Gouwenaar. 20131217 Sisyphus Gert Sennema Assen. собрание не указано. CC0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A20131217_Sisyphus_Gert_Sennema_Assen.jpg
Image author: Gouwenaar
Image date: 2013-12-17
Estevoaei. Escultura de Sísifo nas Pontes de García Rodríguez - sinatura. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AEscultura_de_S%C3%ADsifo_nas_Pontes_de_Garc%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez_-_sinatura.jpg
Image author: Estevoaei
Image date: 2026-07-30 15:22:50
Miguel Hermoso Cuesta. Metopa Paestum 02. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMetopa_Paestum_02.JPG
Image author: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta
Image date: 2013-07-14 10:34:26
Ronn. Assen - Sisyphus (1994) van Bert Meinen. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAssen_-_Sisyphus_%281994%29_van_Bert_Meinen.jpg
Image author: Ronn
Image date: 2011-04-16 14:22:02
Miguel Hermoso Cuesta. Paestum metopa. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APaestum_metopa.jpg
Image author: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta
Image date: 2013-07-14 10:34:26
Xinstalker. Sisifo. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisifo.jpg
Image author: Xinstalker
Image date: 2014-09-14 21:41:11
AlbertRA. Sísif. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AS%C3%ADsif.jpg
Image author: AlbertRA
Image date: 2024-12-23 16:37:31
Pieter Delicaat. Ernesto Marques - Sisyphos - PM16. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AErnesto_Marques_-_Sisyphos_-_PM16.jpg
Image author: Pieter Delicaat
Image date: 2016-06-03 18:18:34
Mentnafunangann. Museo archeologico di Paestum WLM 060. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseo_archeologico_di_Paestum_WLM_060.JPG
Image author: Mentnafunangann
Image date: 2013-05-09 12:44:36
MOSSOT. Brive-la-Gaillarde - Maison Cavaignac -04. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrive-la-Gaillarde_-_Maison_Cavaignac_-04.JPG
Image author: MOSSOT
Image date: 2012-10-31 12:24:16
Pnapora. Syzyfki (Sisyphers) Wroclaw dwarf 01. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASyzyfki_%28Sisyphers%29_Wroclaw_dwarf_01.JPG
Image author: Pnapora
Image date: 2013-11-16 11:15:06
Benjamin Smith. Brive-la-Gaillarde - Logis de l'abbesse des Clarisses - 02. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ABrive-la-Gaillarde_-_Logis_de_l%27abbesse_des_Clarisses_-_02.jpg
Image author: Benjamin Smith
Image date: 2024-10-01
Ian Paterson. The Bastard Son of Sisyphus - geograph.org.uk - 1068242. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AThe_Bastard_Son_of_Sisyphus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1068242.jpg
Image author: Ian Paterson
Image date: 2008-12-03
Sarah777 at en.wikipedia. IMG 4547wParkWest. собрание не указано. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AIMG_4547wParkWest.jpg
Image author: Sarah777 at en.wikipedia
Image date: 27 November 2006 (original upload date)
Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup from Centennial, CO, USA. Paestum Museum (6120234757). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APaestum_Museum_%286120234757%29.jpg
Image author: Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup from Centennial, CO, USA
Image date: 2011-05-26 11:42
Richard Croft. Sisyphus - geograph.org.uk - 5846717. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5846717.jpg
Image author: Richard Croft
Image date: 2018-07-17
Hartmut Wiesner. Sisyphos. CC BY 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108907694
Man rolling a rock. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110062794
Eddydu92. Le rocher de Sisyphe et son sculpteur Alix Marquet 1933. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALe_rocher_de_Sisyphe_et_son_sculpteur_Alix_Marquet_1933.jpg
Image author: Eddydu92
Image date: 1933-01-20
FakirNL. Sculptuur 'Hand van de hand van Sisyphus' door Ed van Teeseling, Meester van Coothstraat 34, Druten. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASculptuur_%27Hand_van_de_hand_van_Sisyphus%27_door_Ed_van_Teeseling%2C_Meester_van_Coothstraat_34%2C_Druten.jpg
Image author: FakirNL
Image date: 2022-08-30
Gerd Fahrenhorst. Sisyphus, Walsrode, Mohamed Abla. собрание не указано. CC BY 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus%2C_Walsrode%2C_Mohamed_Abla.jpg
Image author: Gerd Fahrenhorst
Image date: 2018-12-15 10:44:08
Arnaud Cohen. Sisyphus is a woman - Arnaud Cohen 2016 Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France. собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ASisyphus_is_a_woman_-_Arnaud_Cohen_2016_Palais_de_Tokyo%2C_Paris%2C_France.jpg
Image author: Arnaud Cohen
Image date: 2018-01-08
Paolo Monti. Servizio fotografico (Bologna, 1971). собрание не указано. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APaolo_Monti_-_Servizio_fotografico_%28Bologna%2C_1971%29_-_BEIC_6339203.jpg
Image author: Paolo Monti
Image date: 1971
Prof. Mortel. Metope from the Sanctuary of Hera, near Paestum, ca. 510 BCE, Paestum Museum (4). собрание не указано. CC BY 2.0. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMetope_from_the_Sanctuary_of_Hera%2C_near_Paestum%2C_ca._510_BCE%2C_Paestum_Museum_%284%29.jpg
Image author: Prof. Mortel
Image date: 2019-06-07 11:43:28
Pieter van Aelst. Justice. Patrimonio Nacional. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131283095
Ultrakill. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107921253
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- Wikipedia · Sisyphus · CC BY-SA 4.0
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