A person condemned to do repetitive, meaningless, endless work; from Greek mythology, Sisyphus who must eternally push a boulder uphill.
From Greek 'Sisyphos,' a figure in Greek mythology punished by Zeus. The name has been used since ancient times, and Albert Camus famously used the myth as a symbol of life's absurdity.
Existentialist philosophers made Sisyphus the ultimate symbol of modern life—doing meaningless tasks forever—yet Camus wrote 'One must imagine Sisyphus happy' to suggest we find meaning anyway!
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