Dec 8, 2022 · Sisyphus was a Greek king famous for his cunning. He was so clever, in fact, that he managed to cheat Death himself and live a longer life than the gods had intended. But this later backfired: his actions angered the gods, and when he finally did die, he was forced to suffer eternal punishment in Tartarus.

Oct 9, 2023 · The Danaids were princesses of Argive descent, the fifty daughters of King Danaus. Forced against their will to marry their cousins (the fifty sons of Aegyptus), they killed their new husbands on their wedding night.