In Greek mythology, who was the King of Corinth, condemned to eternal punishment for deceitfulness to push a heavy rock up a steep hill which would always roll down again?
Sisyphus Sisyphus In Greek mythology Sisyphus or Sisyphos (; Ancient Greek: Σίσυφος "Sísuphos") was the king of Ephyra (now known as Corinth). He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down when it nears the top, repeating this action for eternity. Through the classical influence on modern culture, tasks that are both laborious and futile are therefore described as Sisyphean (). Linguistics Professor R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a pre-Greek origin and a connection with the root of the word ' (σοφός, "wise").
The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain call it a "be'chi'ngalw."" In Welsh, "be'chi'ngalw" is a placeholder name, like "whatchamacallit" or "thingamajig" in English. This is made obvious in the novel of the film. The 13th episode of Veggie Tales, "King George and the Ducky," contained a brief parody of "The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain" entitled "The Englishman Who Went up a Hill and Came Down with All the Bananas." The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain is a 1995 British film with