34-Greek Mythology: Uphill Battle
Myths and Legends
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Death and the Dead - The Story of Thanatos
Sisyphus met with persephone, who entertained him he was careful not to eat the food of the underworld. He told her how he was happy to be here but shouldn't have even been allowed in. She said she would treat his corpse with the utmost respect before burial. The next day, sisyphus wife woke up next to his cold and still corpse,. By noon, it was naked in the street. Sisyphus had just cheated death a second time and escaped the underworld. So when he snapped awake, cold and naked in the middle of the city street, he got up with the widest grin on his face. And so death came for sisyph
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