The constellation
Q501 Unremitting torture as punishment
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- Tedious punishments · Q500 entry
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- Punishment of Sisyphus. Must keep rolling a great stone up hill. It continually falls down · Q501.1 entry
- Punishment of Tantalus. Stands in a pool that ever recedes from his thirsty lips; branches of fruit spring away from him; stone over his head continually threatens to fall · Q501.2 entry
- Punishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his face · Q501.3 entry
- Punishment of Prometheus. Chained to a mountain with eagle preying on his vitals, which are restored nightly. (Punishment for theft of fire.) · Q501.4 entry
- Punishment of Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continually · Q501.5 entry
- Punishment of Io. Transformed to cow with gadfly ceaselessly pursuing · Q501.6 entry
- Unremittent thirst as punishment · Q501.7 entry
- Ceaseless humming (singing) as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.) · Q501.8 entry
- Spirit in hell must bathe people endlessly. (Cf. Q578.) · Q501.9 entry