King of Corinth

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King of Corinth is the mythological Greek monarch of the city-state of Corinth, most famously associated with the cunning and eternally punished figure of Sisyphus.

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instanceOf mythological Greek monarch title
royal title in Greek mythology
appearsIn Corinthian foundation legends
myths of Sisyphus
appliesTo city-state of Corinth
associatedDeity Hades
Zeus
associatedMyth punishment of Sisyphus
associatedPlace Tartarus
Underworld
associatedWith Isthmus of Corinth
Sisyphus
country Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalContext Ancient Greek city-state monarchy
governs Corinth
governsType polis
hasAttribute kingship
political authority
hasBearerCharacteristic cunning
deceitfulness
hubris
hasNotableDynastyMember Sisyphus, son of Aeolus
linked to: Sisyphus
languageOfOrigin Ancient Greek
locatedIn Peloponnese
mythicTheme divine punishment
eternal punishment in the underworld
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
notableBearer Sisyphus
relatedTitle King of Argos
linked to: Triopas

King of Thebes
role ruler of Corinth
timePeriod mythic age of heroes
transmittedThrough later literary sources
oral epic tradition

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Sisyphus title King of Corinth