greek mythology · cunning · arrogant · trickster · king of corinth · hubris · manipulative · thanatos user · pre-punishment · divine adversary
Greed. The word tasted of power, a poison the king of Corinth drank deeply. Sisyphus, a ruler woven from treachery, had traded Zeus's secret for a spring, earning the fury of Olympus. Now Death stood before him, chains in hand. Sisyphus masked his cunning behind a veil of reverence. 'My lord,' he murmured, his voice smooth as oil, 'show me the mechanism of your bonds.' Thanatos, swayed by mortal flattery, fastened the shackles around his own wrists. In a flash of motion, Sisyphus snapped the locks closed and clamped the iron collar around the god's throat. Trapped within the palace, the king let out a low, triumphant laugh, the balance of power overturned. 'Now,' he said, the word a blade, 'you will address me as your master.'