Similar Myths to Sisyphus in Other Cultures
The Punished
Sisyphus, Tantalus, Ixion, Atlas—Greek mythology is chock full of dudes who tick off the gods and get some serious punishment as a result. Of course, the Greeks were far from the only folks, who...
Loki
In Norse mythology, the trickster god Loki managed to tick off all the other gods by helping to cause the death of Balder and for insulting the other gods afterward. For that, he's said to be tied...
Satan
Satan (aka the Devil) is the main adversary of God in Christianity. There are mountains of stories and conflicting opinions about the particulars of this evil deity. A widely accepted story is that...
Adam and Eve
In Judeo-Christian tradition, these two were the first human beings on earth. They lived in a perfect place called the Garden of Eden, where they could eat anything they wanted. Well... almost anyt...