Sisyphus rolling the stone, lashed by one of the ERINYES.
R4-971b: Rf. Gefäß aus Altamura Neapel 3222 (nach Wiener Vorlegebl. E 2). Roscher, 1884.
Sisyphus is the man who, being punished in Hades, rolls a stone for ever.
Sisyphus founder of CorinthSisyphus is said to be the founder of Ephyra, a city later called Corinth. Strange as it may seem, he is also said to have received the kingdom of Corinth from Medea. This is so because her father Aeetes was king in this region before he departed to Colchis, leaving the kingdom to Bunus, son of Hermes and Alcidamea.
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