Sisyphe

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sīsyphus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sisyphe m

  1. (Greek mythology) Sisyphus
    • 1857, Charles Baudelaire, “Le Guignon”, in Les Fleurs du mal:
      Pour soulever un poids si lourd, / Sisyphe, il faudrait ton courage ! / Bien qu’on ait du cœur à l’ouvrage, / L’Art est long et le Temps est court.
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    • 1942, Albert Camus, Le Mythe de Sisyphe‎:
      La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit a remplir un cœur d’homme. Il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux.
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