Punishments in Hades 16: Sisyphus

Sisyphus, the king of Ephyra, continually violated the sacred concept of "xenia," or hospitality towards strangers, by killing visitors. He was the ultimate cunning villain, who was actually killed and sent to Hades, and managed to cheat Thanatos, Death himself twice. He finally wound up in Hades with an eternal punishment suited to him. He needs to push an immense boulder up a steep hill, all the way to the top, where a door awaits him, and if gone through, he will return to Earth and his life. The boulder cannot go all the way, but will inevitably roll back down the hill at some point. He could just leave it be and spend eternity in peace, but his limitless desire makes him continue, believing it is within his grasp.

This is part of a series dedicated to famous punishments in Greek myth, made on Bing using DALL-E 3, and it is dedicated in particular to two fans of such works: @Diomedes and @POP-WIZARD .