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Sisyphus, one of the biggest tricksters of all time lived like what seems as a
seemingly short life, he was pursued by many Gods wanting to punish him for some trick
or prank that he had pulled, but they never got him, finally Hermes captured him though
and put him under the control of Hades. He lived life well though apparently taking the
title as the King of Corinth, which to some he was the founder, and to others it was
handed down to him by Medea. Their are many tales though, where he is clever, as he is
described in Homer's Odyssey. One tells how he came up with a way to find out who
was stealing his sheep, he put a mark on them, in modern times known as a brand but,
while he was retrieving his sheep he seduced Anticlia, which then became the mother of
Odysseus.
Other tales of him attacking and murdering travelers. Although all these stories
are out there, there are also stories of a family man, stories about him, his brother
Athamas, his wife Merope, his......

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