greek mythololgy: who had to roll a ball up a hill, every time it got to the top it would roll back down again

Question

i used to know but can't remember now

Answer 1

Hi:

It was Sisyphus. This text is from www.pantheon.org

Sisyphus is the son of Aeolus (the king of Thessaly) and Enarete, and founder of Corinth. He instituted, among others, the Isthmian Games. According to tradition he was sly and evil and used to way-lay travelers and murder them. He betrayed the secrets of the gods and chained the god of death, Thanatos, so the deceased could not reach the underworld. Hades himself intervened and Sisyphus was severely punished.
In the realm of the dead, he is forced to roll a block of stone against a steep hill, which tumbles back down when he reaches the top. Then the whole process starts again, lasting all eternity. His punishment was depicted on many Greek vases. He is represented as a naked man, or wearing a fur over his shoulders, pushing a boulder.

According to some sources, Sisyphus was the father of Odysseus by Anticlea, before she married Laertus. They also mention Theseus as the hero who freed the country of Sisyphus.

Answer 2

Sisyphis.

Answer 3

So does is all come back to you now?

And here's another link, like you need one.

Answer 4

I don't know either but I'm very familiar with that feeling.

Answer 5

Sisyphus, duh! Haven't you seen the Red Bull commercial?