tehag
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Sisyphus' wheelbarrow found in Baja
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Bob and Susan
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for us simpletons
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In myth
Sisyphus was the father of Odysseus
Sisyphus was said to have founded the Isthmian games.
Sisyphus was the craftiest of men.
He seduced his niece,
took his brother's throne and
betrayed Zeus's secrets
As a punishment from the gods,
Sisyphus was compelled to roll a huge rock up a steep hill,
but before he reached the top of the hill, the rock always escaped him and he had to begin again.
The maddening nature of the punishment was reserved for Sisyphus due to the mortal's hubristic belief that his cleverness surpassed that of Zeus.
Sisyphus reported ne of Zeus's sexual conquests,
telling the river god Asopus of the whereabouts of Asopus' daughter, Aegina.
Zeus had taken her away, and regardless of the impropriety of Zeus's frequent conquests, Sisyphus unmistakably overstepped his bounds by considering
himself a peer of the gods who could rightfully report their indiscretions.
As a result, Zeus displayed his own cleverness by binding Sisyphus to an eternity of frustration.
Accordingly, pointless or interminable activities are often described as Sisyphean.
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Thanks for the lesson.  And all I saw was a slightly used wheelbarrow.
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toneart
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Don't forget.....This all occurred before the wheel was invented.
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Heh...Sisyphus, the landscape contractor's God! Man can I relate sometimes...
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That was great!
"Mankind will not be judged by their faults, but by the direction of their lives." Leo Giovinetti
See you in Baja
http://www.LocosMocos.com
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Ya got to love those Greek gods, always messing with people!
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i used to look like a greek god
now i just look like a god d-am greek
jerry and judi
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Mexitron
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Iflyfish
Ya got to love those Greek gods, always messing with people!
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Yep--I think the Greeks pretty well covered human nature with their pantheon of Gods!
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