The Myth of Sisyphus
Sisyphus was
liked by gods, who invited him to feasts to Olypmus. He liked gosspis, but gods
have forgiven him.Once he betrated Zeus' important secret and the god got angry with him. Zeus sent the god of death to take Sisyphus from upper
world. When Thanatos came to fetch him, Sisyphus put him into fetters, so that no one died till Ares came, freed Thanatos, and delivered Sisyphus into his custody and he had to die. Before the death Sisyphus told his wife that when he was gone she was not to offer the usual sacrifice to the dead. Sisyphus' soul coudn't enter the underworld and was wandering about. Gods took pity on him an allowed him to go back to upper world for three days to punish his wife. As after the three days Sisyphus didn't come back the gods have forgotten about him and he was living quietly trying not to be noticed by them. Not before many years he was remembered and taken to Hades. Sisyphus was sentenced to eternal rolling a big stone up a steep hill; but before it reached the top of the hill the stone always rolled down, and Sisyphus had to begin all over again. As a result of this, pointless, interminable activities are described as Sisyphean.