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Sisyphus, king of Ephyra (now Corinth - a place he founded and ruled over as the first king), was the son of Aeolus and Enarete. While Sisyphus helped the city to become a nexus of trade and merchants, he did so by being deceptive. He notably broke the rules of ettiquete - one of the most important being Xenia in greek culture; the concept of hospitality that is shown to strangers and guests. Often Sisyphus would kill those who came to his home. Not only did he break this rule but he also ratted on Zeus by telling Asopus where Zeus took his daughter, Aegina, to solely to be rewarded by the river god. Zeus then demanded that Thanatos chain him in the Underworld. When Thanatos got to Sisyphus, the king asked how the chains worked that Thanatos was about to bind him with. Thanatos explained only to become chained by Sisyphus - it is said that Ares was the one to release the personification of death because no one was dying anymore in war/battle. Ares then trapped Sisyphus and handed him over to Thanatos. In some versions, it is Hades that is sent and tricked by Sisyphus who then releases the death god. To attempt escaping his fate, Sisyphus made a deal with his wife to have his body thrown in the river when he died. And she did so. When Sisyphus arrived in the Underworld, he went to Persephone and told her his wife had not given him a proper burial and because of this Persephone granted him permission to return to the land of the living to punish his wife, Merope. Sisyphus then attempted to stay in the land of the living, but Hermes dragged him back to the Underworld. Sisyphus was then made to roll a boulder up a hill and the boulder would never reach the top instead it would roll back down - forcing him to do the task for all of eternity. IN MY OPINION Sisyphus in your chart can represent a) where you are deceptive, b) where you may seem unfeeling or as though you use others, c) where you trick others, and/or d) where you are forced to find meaning in an "endless" existence or the monotony / "endless" cycle in your life.

i encourage you to look into the aspects of sisyphus along with the sign, degree, and house placement. for the more advanced astrologers, take a look at the persona chart of sisyphus AND/OR add the other characters involved to see how they support or impede sisyphus!

OTHER RELATED ASTEROIDS/PLANETS: xenia (625), aegina (91), MARS, zeus (5731 / h42), persephone (399), merope (1051), hermes (69230), and hades (h41)!

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leo sisyphus (5°, 17°, 29°): these people have a tendency to make secret bets and polls regarding others - they tend to not mind making a pretty penny. it could also indicate having addictive tendencies where gambling is involved - when you are ahead you must get out. these people don't know how to "walk away" from the table and end up in a loop where they are ahead then fall behind and believe they just have to break even, they break even then they think they can gain - VICIOUS CYCLE. people with this placement are often seen as callous towards/by their father, children (oftentimes their son(s)), and in romances - they seem selfish by nature and as though they only have themselves in mind. when i say this please recall sisyphus had his wife dump his body in the river, so he can escape the underworld. he didn't escape for her, and he didn't care that his wife was then frowned upon by the gods. these people thus tend to trick their father, children (oftentimes their son(s)), and romantic partners. these people may find themselves in endless/repetitive lessons in romances (ex: if you are a straight fem - you may find your partner is just like your father OR alternatively you can simply date people who are all alike one another). these people tend to live lively then become stay at home parents or spouses, and find their lives are not as fun as they once were and become slaves to routine in that respect.

cancer sisyphus (4°, 16°, 28°): these people may come off as protective but are likely not, this is all a disguise they talk a big game and tend to only have their own safety in mind. they tend to decieve their own family and some times deceive for the sake of a family (these are the people who are likely to poke holes in condoms). these people also could lie about where they live or put up a front for those who visit them (these are the people that return decor when their company leaves). people with this placement are often seen as callous towards/by family. they do not mind pulling the wool over their own blood's eyes. these people are likely to feel trapped in their own homes they may find that they struggle to keep up with their own lies as cancer in general tends to rule over fickleness of the mind (aka your lies may not be consistent).

hope this wasn't too harsh, but it is sisyphus lol.

a.d.

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