Punishment

Stories with the Punishment theme:

• The Myth of Sisyphus Jul 29, 2025

  

  The Myth of Sisyphus

  In ancient Greece, in the city of Corinth, there once ruled a king named Sisyphus who was renowned throughout the land for his cunning and intelligence. No puzzle was too complex for him to solve, no riddle too difficult for him to unravel, and no scheme too intricate for him to devise. But Sisyphus possessed a fatal flaw that would ultimately lead to his doom: he believed himself cleverer than the gods themselves.

• The Myth of Tantalus Jul 29, 2025

  

  The Myth of Tantalus

  In the golden age when gods still walked among mortals, there lived a man named Tantalus, king of Sipylus in Anatolia. Tantalus was no ordinary mortal—he was the son of Zeus himself and the nymph Plouto, whose name means “abundance.” This divine parentage granted him privileges few humans could imagine. He was welcomed at the feasts of the gods on Mount Olympus, where he dined on ambrosia and nectar, the food and drink of immortals. The gods shared their wisdom with him, trusted him with divine secrets, and treated him almost as an equal.

• The Sole Jan 23, 2025

  

  Long, long ago, when the world was young and the seas were new, all the fish that swam in the ocean’s depths looked quite different from how they appear today. Their bodies were straight and symmetrical, their fins perfectly balanced, and their mouths properly centered on their faces. Among these ancient fish lived a sole who was particularly proud of her beautiful, straight form and her perfectly shaped mouth.