Sisyphus

Please go the following link and read the myth of Sisyphus:

http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/sisyphus.html

Then respond to the following questions in the comment section: Do you think Sisyphus received a just punishment? Why or why not? What in your life feels like a "rock" that you push uphill over and over again?

Prometheus

Some people read the myth of Prometheus as a warning against mankind's hubris. What right do we have to steal the gods' powers, they ask. Should we "play with fire" or try to control things we do not understand? Can you think of an historical or modern example of how our manipulation of the world around us could be seen as a type of hubris? Explain your example in light of the Prometheus story.