Unremitting torture as punishment.
Rewards and punishments. · Kinds of punishment. · Tedious punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q501
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Punishment of Sisyphus. Must keep rolling a great stone up hill. It continually falls downPunishment 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 fallPunishment of Loki. A serpent above him continually drops venom in his facePunishment of Prometheus. Chained to a mountain with eagle preying on his vitals, which are restored nightly. (Punishment for theft of fire.)Punishment of Ixion. Lashed to a wheel which revolves continuallyPunishment of Io. Transformed to cow with gadfly ceaselessly pursuingUnremittent thirst as punishmentCeaseless humming (singing) as punishment for immoderate request. (Cf. Q338.)Spirit in hell must bathe people endlessly. (Cf. Q578.)