Image by/from Swing Painter In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for […]

Note, this story was written in the 19th century, in Victorian times. Stories in those days were often morally improving. You will also find that some ideas expressed in the story would be seen as totally unacceptable in the 21st century. The story has been printed just as it was written, apart from a couple […]