CESIPHUS. Sisyphus, son of Aeolus, was the reputed king of Corinth and the most cunning man in Greek mythology. He was placed in the underworld, condemned for fraud, beside Tityus and Ixion (Met IV.457-460; OM IV.3819-3830). His punishment was to roll a huge stone to the top of a hill; no sooner had he done so, the stone rolled down, and he had to push it up again.

The Man in Black says that he suffers more sorrow than Cesiphus "that lieth in hell," BD 588-590. Sisyphus, however, does not lie in hell, but pushes the stone up the hill. Tityus lies in hell while a vulture tears out his stomach. Sisyphus, Tityus, Tantalus, and Ixion all appear in the same passage, Met IV.457-460. Dame Nature describes the punishments of hell, where Sisyphus ceaselessly rolls the stone, RR 19295-19300. [Ixion: Tantale: Ticius]

Cesiphus, the ME variant determined by pronunciation, appears medially, BD 589.