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One fighting an uphill battle?
Answer for the clue "One fighting an uphill battle? ", 8 letters:
sisyphus
Alternative clues for the word sisyphus
- Each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
- (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill
- King condemned to pushing a rock
- Rock and roll legend?
- King of Ephyra, condemned to push a boulder uphill for ever
Word definitions for sisyphus in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Sisyphus is purported to be one of the dialogues of Plato . The dialogue is extant and was included in the Stephanus edition published in Geneva in 1578. It is now generally acknowledged to be spurious. The work probably dates from the fourth century ...
Usage examples of sisyphus.
Neither Sisyphus nor the commander of the Light Brigade nor Pat Buchanan had the time or any real inclination to question what they were doing.
This ascending and descending stopper is hollow, carpeted, with cushioned seats, and is watched over by two condemned souls, called conductors, one of whom is said to be named Igion, and the other Sisyphus.