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👤 Sisyphos

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son of Aiolos, king of Corinth, punished in the Underworld
Wikidata
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102561
Trismegistos
https://www.trismegistos.org/name/5783
Digital LIMC
https://ark.dasch.swiss/ark:/72163/1/080E/fHFnQUTuQJqf5Frcu4um9w6
Gender
Male
Appearance and powers
Has power of prophecy
Experiences
Involved in athletic competitionVisits the Underworld while alive
Death
Punished in the Underworld
In the historical period
Claimed as an ancestor
Son of
👤 Aiolos (eponym) son of Hellen, eponym of the Aiolians👤 Enarete daughter of Deimachos
Father of
👤 Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of Bellerophon👤 Ornytion son of Sisyphos👤 Thersandros (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos👤 Almos son of Sisyphos👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Melicertes son of Athamas, becomes god Palaimon
Husband of
👤 Merope (Atlantid) daugher of Atlas, wife of Sisyphos
Has children with
👤 Merope (Atlantid) daugher of Atlas, wife of Sisyphos
Founder of
🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Ruler of
🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid
Establishes games at
🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games
Buried at
🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece
Has post-mortem existence at
🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld
Cult sites
🌍 the Sanctuary of Sisyphos at Corinth
Dwelling
🏛️ the Palace of Sisyphos (Argolid)
Related entities
👤 Aiolos (eponym) son of Hellen, eponym of the Aiolians👤 Alcyone (Thessalian) daughter of Aiolos👤 Athamas (Orchomenian) son of Aiolos, sometimes Theban👤 Calyce (d. of Aiolos) daughter of Aiolos👤 Canace daughter of Aiolos👤 Cretheus (Thessalian) son of Aiolos👤 Deion (s. of Aiolos) son of Aiolos, father of Cephalos👤 Enarete daughter of Deimachos👤 Peisidice (d. of Aiolos) daughter of Aiolos👤 Perieres (Messenian) son of Aiolos or Cynortas, husband of Gorgophone, father of Oibalos, Aphareus, Tyndareus, Icarios👤 Perimede (d. of Aiolos) daughter of Aiolos👤 Magnes (s. of Aiolos) son of Aiolos👤 Salmoneus son of Aiolos🌍 Corinth (Argolid) city in the Argolid👤 Merope (Atlantid) daugher of Atlas, wife of Sisyphos👤 Glaucos (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos, mortal father of Bellerophon👤 Zeus (Olympian) Olympian god🌍 the Underworld realm of Hades👤 Aigina abducted by Zeus, mother of Aiacos👤 Asopos (river god) river god and eponym of rivers in Sicyon and Boiotia👤 Melicertes son of Athamas, becomes god Palaimon🌍 Isthmia (Argolid) site of the Isthmian Games🏛️ the Tomb of Melicertes (Isthmia) at Isthmia🌍 the Isthmos of Corinth land bridge connecting the Peloponnese with mainland Greece👤 Neleus (Pylian) son of Poseidon and Tyro, father of Nestor👤 Nestor son of Neleus, leader of the Pylos contingent at Troy👤 Jason (Argonaut) leader of the Argonauts👤 Medeia wife of Jason, kills her own children👤 Almos son of Sisyphos👤 Ornytion son of Sisyphos👤 Thersandros (Corinthian) son of Sisyphos🏛️ Spring Peirene (Acrocorinth) spring on the Acrocorinth👤 Orion (hunter) a gigantic autochthon👤 Minos (Cretan I) king of Crete, father of Ariadne and Pasiphae👤 Tantalos (Lydian) father of Pelops and Niobe, punished in the underworld👤 Tityos earth-born giant, attempts to rape Leto🏛️ the Altar of Melicertes near Crommyon (Argolid)👤 Odysseus king of Ithaca, leader of the Cephallenian contingent at Troy👤 Erysichthon (s. of Triops) father of Mestra👤 Mestra daughter of Erysichthon👤 Athena Olympian goddess👤 Eurymede (m. of Bellerophon) mother of Bellerophon🌍 River Styx (Underworld) river in the Underworld👤 Ixion (Lapith) suffers eternal punishment for trying to rape Hera👤 Cecrops (Athenian I) early king of Athens👤 Telephos ruler of Mysia, shows the Greeks the way to Troy👥 the Nereids daughters of Nereus👤 Thanatos personification of death👤 Hades Underworld god🌍 the Sanctuary of Sisyphos at Corinth👥 the Danaids daughters of Danaos👤 Calchas prophet, son of Thestor👥 the Erinyes personifications of vengeance👤 Eurydice (w. of Orpheus)👤 Orpheus husband of Eurydice👤 Persephone daughter of Demeter🏺 the Lyre of Orpheus🏛️ the Palace of Sisyphos (Argolid)
Mentioned by
📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.7.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 1.9.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 2.3.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.4.3📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.10.1📖 Apollodoros, Library 3.12.6📖 Homer, Iliad 6.143-6.190📖 Pausanias 2.1.3📖 Pausanias 2.2.2📖 Pausanias 2.3.10-2.3.11📖 Pausanias 2.4.3📖 Pausanias 2.5.1📖 Pausanias 9.17.4-9.17.7📖 Pausanias 9.24.3📖 Pausanias 9.34.6-9.34.10📖 Pausanias 10.30.5📖 Pausanias 10.31.10-10.31.12📖 Homer, Odyssey 11.568-11.600📖 Euripides, Cyclops 96-110📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 5 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10 Most📖 Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 69 Most📖 Euripides, Medeia 364-409📖 Euripides, Medeia 1351-1385📖 Sophocles, Aias 172-200📖 Nostoi fr. 5 West📖 Panyassis, Heracleia fr. 18 West📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 23 West = fr. 3 Fowler📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 24 West = fr. 4 Fowler📖 Palaiphatos, On Unbelievable Stories 25📖 Lucian, Zeus Catechized 18📖 Lucian, Menippus, or the Descent into Hades 14📖 Lucian, The Dream, or the Cock 26📖 Lucian, The Lover of Lies 25📖 Lucian, The Ship, or the Wishes 21📖 Lucian, Gout 1-29📖 Pindar, Olympian 13 40-92📖 Pindar fr. 5 Snell-Maehler📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 1.180📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 6.153📖 Strabo 8.6.21📖 Servius, Scholia on Georgics 3.268📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.416-4.542📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 978-992📖 Lycophron, Alexandra 1027-1033📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 18.486c📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.1-3.39📖 Lucian, On Funerals 7-8📖 Diodoros, Library 6.6.1-6.7.4📖 Callimachus fr. 384 Pfeiffer📖 Pausanias 5.2.1-5.2.5📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 10.1-10.85📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 13.1-13.42📖 Euripides, Iphigenia at Aulis 525-589📖 Critias FragTrag fr. 16 = fr. 19 Snell-Kannicht📖 Conon, Narrations 26📖 Ovid, Heroides 12
Mentioned in text
Apollodoros, LibraryHomer, IliadPausaniasHomer, OdysseyEuripides, CyclopsHesiod, EhoiaiEuripides, MedeiaSophocles, Aias NostoiPanyassis, HeracleiaEumelos, CorinthiacaPalaiphatos, On Unbelievable StoriesLucian, Zeus CatechizedLucian, Menippus, or the Descent into HadesLucian, The Dream, or the CockLucian, The Lover of LiesLucian, The Ship, or the WishesLucian, GoutPindar, Olympian 13PindarD-Scholia, IliadStraboServius, Scholia on GeorgicsOvid, MetamorphosesLycophron, AlexandraVergil, GeorgicsLucian, On FuneralsDiodoros, LibraryCallimachusEuripides, Iphigenia at AulisCritiasConon, NarrationsOvid, Heroides
Mentioned in citation of
📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 24 West = fr. 4 Fowler📖 Eumelos, Corinthiaca fr. 23 West = fr. 3 Fowler📖 Nostoi fr. 5 West📖 Pherecydes of Athens fr. 119 Fowler📖 Vergil, Georgics 3.250-3.283📖 Hellanicos fr. 19 Fowler⚒️ Inscription on the Statue of Timon at Olympia (Not Extant)
Depictions
🎨 Roman Marble Sarcophagus (Vatican 2465; ASR III, no. 3, no. 423)🎨 Wall Paintings from a House in the Via Graziosa, Rome (Vatican 41013, 41016, 41024, 41026)
Reported depictions
🎨 Wall Painting of Odysseus in the Underworld in the Lesche of the Cnidians, Delphi, by Polygnotos (LIMC Nekyia 6)
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