In Greek mythology, Sisyphos, king of Corinth, was punished in Hades for his trickery against Thanatos, the God of death. When his time had come and Thanatos came to fetch him, Sisyphos had him chained up so that no one on earth died until Ares, the God of War, came to free Thanatos. Before Sisyphos was taken to the underworld with the help of Ares, he asked his wife to leave his body unburied....