奥德修斯置身冥界,当他为了返回故乡伊萨卡而去询问先知泰瑞西阿斯时,他无意中看见了忍受这巨大痛苦的西西弗斯。这位遭受天神宙斯惩罚的人,两手推着巨大的石头,使出浑身解数,用尽力气,将巨石一步步向山顶推去。但是,当巨石将到达山顶时,由于自身重量,更由于神的力量,巨石重新滚下山坡。无情的巨石又一次回到起点。西西弗斯不得不再次回到起点,再次使出全部力量,将巨石推上山顶,如此往复,周而复始。至始至终,他虽挥汗如雨,头顶上的尘土升腾,但他不带愠色。“可怜的人啊!真是一个荒谬的英雄。”奥德修斯不由地感慨。正在下山的西西 When Odysseus was in the dark, he inadvertently saw Sisyphus, who endured the great pain when he asked Teriathias, the Prophet, to return to his hometown of Ithaca. The man who was punished by Zeus, the god of heaven, pushed his huge stone with both hands and tried his best to push the boulder to the top of the mountain. However, when the boulder will reach the top of the mountain, the boulder regains the hillside due to its own weight and more due to the power of God. Relentless boulder once again back to the starting point. Sisyphus had to return to the starting point again, once again resorted to all the forces, the rock pushed to the top of the hill, so reciprocating. From start to finish, though he sweated, the dust on his head rose, but he did not take on color. “Poor man! It’s a ridiculous hero.” Odysseus could not help feeling. West is down the west