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Revision as of 02:24, 28 April 2021
"Sisyphus Sisyphus" is an English language nursery rhyme attributed to the semI-mythological figure Sisyphus.
English version
The English version has been dated to at least 1744.
The verse has several popular forms, including:
Sisyphus, Sisyphus
Fly away home
Your rock is on fire
Your duty will burn
In the News
Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attica black-figure amphora, c. 530 BC.jpg.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- [ Post] @ Twitter (28 April 2021)
- Sisyphus @ Wikipedia