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A Roman sarcophagus showing three infamous figures from Greek mythology who were punished for their impiety: Sisyphus (who had to forever roll a stone up a hill), Ixion (who was tied to an ever-spinning wheel), and Tantalus (who could never quench his thirst). 160-170 CE, Rome. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Original image by Dan Diffendale. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 17 February 2017 under the following license: CC BY-NC-SA. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Diffendale, D. (2017, February 17). Sisyphus, Ixion and Tantalus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/6370/
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Diffendale, Dan. "Sisyphus, Ixion and Tantalus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 17, 2017. https://www.ancient.eu/image/6370/.
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Diffendale, Dan. "Sisyphus, Ixion and Tantalus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Feb 2017. Web. 26 Feb 2020.
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