Sisyphus

Summary

Sisyphus is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He ranks in the top 0.23% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,613 views/month, #3 of 1,333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Burial took place at Tomb of Sisyphus at the Isthmus, nonexistent^[3].
• Sisyphus's father was Aiolos^[4].
• Sisyphus's mother was Enarete^[5].
• Sisyphus was married to Merope^[6].
• Sisyphus was married to Tyro^[7].
• A child of Sisyphus was Ornytion^[8].
• A child of Sisyphus was Metapontos^[9].
• A child of Sisyphus was Glaucus^[10].
• A child of Sisyphus was Thersander^[11].
• A child of Sisyphus was Almus^[12].
• Sisyphus held the position of king of Corinth^[13].
• Sisyphus's image is recorded as Punishment sisyph.jpg^[14].
• Sisyphus is recorded as male^[15].
• Sisyphus's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[16].
• Sisyphus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 67258418^[17].
• Sisyphus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 198736888^[18].
• Sisyphus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 309840666^[19].
• Sisyphus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135146284441115332092^[20].
• Sisyphus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137156009831949580675^[21].
• Sisyphus's GND ID is recorded as 118614797^[22].
• Sisyphus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014082839^[23].
• Sisyphus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12078609k^[24].
• Sisyphus's IdRef ID is recorded as 078600707^[25].
• Sisyphus's Commons category is recorded as Sisyphus^[26].
• Sisyphus's unmarried partner is recorded as Anticlea^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Sisyphus's father was Aiolos^[4]. His mother was Enarete^[5].

Career and Affiliations

Sisyphus held the position of king of Corinth^[13].

Personal Life

Spouses include Merope^[6], a Pleiades^[28] and Tyro^[7], a mythological Greek character^[29]. Children include Ornytion^[8], a mythological Greek character^[30]; Metapontos^[9], a mythological Greek character^[31]; Glaucus^[10], a mythological Greek character^[32]; Thersander^[11], a mythological Greek character^[33]; and Almus^[12], a mythological Greek character^[34].

Death and Burial

Sisyphus is buried at Tomb of him at the Isthmus, nonexistent^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Sisyphus include The Myth of him^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Albert Camus^[37]; Hotwheels sisyphus^[38], a taxon^[39]; he cooling^[40], a physical phenomenon^[41]; 1866 he^[42], an asteroid^[43]; Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos^[44], a voluntary association^[45], in Czech Republic^[46], founded in 1994^[47], headquartered in Prague^[48]; and he^[49], a monotypic taxon^[50].

Why It Matters

Sisyphus ranks in the top 0.23% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,613 views/month, #3 of 1,333).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for him include The Myth of him^[35], a literary work^[36], written by Albert Camus^[37]; Hotwheels sisyphus^[38], a taxon^[39]; he cooling^[40], a physical phenomenon^[41]; 1866 he^[42], an asteroid^[43]; Český klub skeptiků Sisyfos^[44], a voluntary association^[45], in Czech Republic^[46], founded in 1994^[47], headquartered in Prague^[48]; and he^[49], a monotypic taxon^[50].

FAQs

Who were Sisyphus's parents?

Sisyphus's father was Aiolos^[4]. Sisyphus's mother was Enarete^[5].

Who was Sisyphus married to?

Sisyphus's spouses include Merope^[6] and Tyro^[7].