Themes in Sisyphus
Little Words, Big Ideas
Mortality
Yeah, it's kind of hard to miss the theme of mortality in this myth. Death himself, a.k.a. Thanatos, actually shows up in person, so there you go. The quest to escape his own death is Sisyphus's ma...
Manipulation
Sisyphus is one wily dude, who doesn't think anything of manipulating those around him to get what he wants. Whether he's seducing his niece, toying with his wife, or fooling Death itself, Sisyphus...