“The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.”

Sisyphus

August 18, 2008

  “The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than futile and hopeless labor.”

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4 Responses to “Sisyphus”

  1. johanna:

    poor sisyphus, forever trying to roll up that boulder.
    love this! :-)

  2. carla:

    This makes poor Mr. S look very small compared to his task! Well done!

  3. Laurel:

    Ah, Sisyphus. I will never forget the animated pen and ink version I saw in high school. Great illustration.

  4. carra:

    Yowsa! Impressive!!
    Love,
    Carar

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