In his essay, The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus references the Greek story of Sisyphus as a powerful allegory and teaching to overcome life’s absurdity. In the story, as a punishment for trying to outsmart the gods, the Greek king Sisyphus is condemned to roll a giant rock up a hill. As part of the punishment, however, every time Sisyphus gets to the top of the hill, the rock rolls back down to the bottom, forcing him to start again, over and over, for all of eternity.
