The Punishment of Sisyphus

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by The British Museum
published on 14 December 2016

A black-figure amphora depicting the punishment of Sisyphus - to forever push a large boulder up a hill. The three figures on the left are Hades (seated), Hermes and Persephone. 510-500 BCE. (British Museum, London)

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