What was the punishment for Sysiphus's craftiness?
Quiz Options
- Standing in a lake filled with water he could not drink.
- Cursed to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity.
- To fell a tree that regenerated after every axe swing.
- Tied to a boulder for eternity, being pecked by birds.
Explanation
King Sisyphus was punished by Zeus for twice cheating death and betraying divine secrets. He was condemned to push a massive rock to the top of a hill, only for it to roll back down each time he neared the summit, rendering his labor eternal and futile.