GC74XJP "Sisyphus" - MythCache #5
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Nighthawkers @ | Hide Date: 04/30/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 57.963 W105° 03.005 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 1
     

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My cache-kids love mythology, so here's number 5 in our series. Small camo'd pill container, mostly just big enough for a log, but maybe some very small trinkets. At a trailhead. 

CONGRATS to soloyo for FTF!!!

 

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Sisyphus was the founder and first king of Ephyra (now Corinth.) He was in general an all-around greedy, murderous, lying, deceitful, nasty person, who ticked off the gods many times and in many ways. 

Finally, Sisyphus crossed a line when he ratted out Zeus and the gods decided it was time for him to be punished. Zeus sent Thanatos (Death himself) to chain King Sisyphus down below in Tartarus. (Some versions substitute in Hades, god of the Underworld). King Sisyphus slyly asked Thanatos to demonstrate how the chains worked, and Sisyphus seized the opportunity and chained Thanatos instead. Once Thanatos was bound by the strong chains, no one could die on earth. This caused a general uproar. Especially mad was Ares, god of war, who was annoyed that his battles weren't much fun anymore because his opponents would not die. The exasperated Ares freed Thanatos and turned King Sisyphus over to Death.

Sisyphus then concocted a plan with his wife for her not to give him a proper burial or put a coin under his tongue to pay for his passage to the underworld across the river Styx. Then he tricked Persephone, Queen of the Underworld, to send him back to earth to punish his wife for not giving him a proper burial. He lived for a good amount of time happily with his wife afterward until he finally died of old age. 

In punishment for his trickery, he was sentenced to roll a giant boulder up to the top of a hill, but Zeus enchanted the boulder and, when it finally reached the top, would always roll back down to the bottom. Then Sisyphus would have to start over - a punishment of an eternity of worthless hard laor. To this day, seemingly endless tasks that are laborious, pointless, and futile are now described as Sisyphean.

06/09/2022 By kadebbsc
Super easy find!

06/09/2022 By Nathanspina1
Ex

04/10/2022 By jlmanwaring
Thank you!

04/02/2022 By Nighthawkers
Making the rounds fixing positioning of the caches as they tend to migrate sometimes…

03/28/2022 By Haggs19
Fun

03/17/2019 By Nighthawkers
On a walk on this sunny St Patrick’s Sunday with the geokids. Thought we’d check on a few caches and sure they’re in good shape.

12/22/2018 By lasouthpaw
Peace love pi and I decided to do some pre-Christmas caching today. We didn't really have a plan, but ultimately decided on Anthem Park and around Sheridan. I don't know if it was everyone doing some last minute shopping or the cold-ish weather, but we had a pretty muggle free day. We had snow flurries, so "caching through the snow" kept playing through my head. Peace love pi laughed at me because I was freezing and layered up like the Stay-Puft marshmallow man. We decided a walk would do us good and headed out on this nice trail. Everything was in good shape with the cache. Thanks for the smiley! Find #3075.

12/22/2018 By peace love pi
Out caching with lasouthpaw on this chilly morning. I had a DNF in the nearby park so was happy to be back in the area in a snake-free season to avenge that and complete the rest of the park. We headed this way to do a few more before calling it a day. TFTC! All is well with this cache.

11/04/2018 By mipi13
Tftc

09/08/2018 By BNellyBean
TFTC. Dropped TB.

08/13/2018 By Nighthawkers
Checking on cache. All is well.

07/30/2018 By atennisbabe
Found this one awhile ago. Catching up on logs. TFTC

06/09/2018 By robuster91
a good hide thanks for the cache all is well sl robuster

06/01/2018 By tracylhs
Blends in surprisingly well! TFTC!

06/01/2018 By jacobboulder
Quick find with tracylhs. Out towards the Broomfield area getting some caches on this nice summer afternoon. SL. TFTC!

Find #3560

05/13/2018 By willmartin12345
Yeet

03/16/2018 By Alpenist
TFTC and the lesson.

02/24/2018 By Pyrusticia
Another quick find on the edge of a very peaceful neighbourhood. Thanks for the cache.

02/24/2018 By team tiger pride
Pulled up walked to ground zero made an easy find. Thanks for the cache

01/31/2018 By cjcacher01
TFTC!