The story of Sisyphus is one of the most well-known in Greek mythology. 

My favorite part is the end. Most people think the gods punished him by making him push a huge boulder up a hill, only for it to roll back down every time — forever.

But the truth is, he chose it.

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Wasn't he punished tho? https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Apollod.+1.9.3&fromdoc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022:book=1:chapter=9&highlight=Sisyphus