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Question: In greek mythology why did syssiphus keep rolling !. !?
He was condemned by the gods to roll a boulder up a mountain!. Just before reaching the mountain it would roll back down!. He had to do this forever!. Why did he bother going on!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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"The maddening nature of the punishment was reserved for Sisyphus due to his hubristic(hubristic means over-weening pride, and self confidence) belief that his cleverness surpassed that of Zeus!. Sisyphus took the bold step of reporting one of Zeus's sexual conquests, telling the river god Asopus of the whereabouts of his daughter Aegina!. Zeus had taken her away, but regardless of the impropriety of Zeus's frequent conquests, Sisyphus overstepped his bounds by considering himself a peer of the gods who could rightfully report their indiscretions!.[3] As a result, Zeus displayed his own cleverness by binding Sisyphus to an eternity of frustration!."

So lots of pride and probably a little bit of enchantment to make sure his pride never wavered, so he kept goingWww@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know; maybe the Gods condemned him to do it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com