Sisiphus I’m Greek mythology was a king known for cunning and trickery, and was later punished in the underworld by carrying a boulder up a hill for all eternity. The boulder could represent a ‘weight’ on the shoulder of Sisiphus, or Guwon, which is why we say him blaming himself and hitting himself before carrying out the verdict, a way to symbolize the boulder or the ‘weight’ that the position holds.
Guwon could also be a reference to Sisiphus himself, as that one scene after the kiss when he threw up, which could indicate some form of cunning and/or trickery, and if we assume that he is actually quite well educated and has other intentions for Teach, it could also contribute to said cunning.
Lastly, the ‘Hounds’ as we just discovered are scouts who go in and out of the sanctuary to find supplies, if we imply this into my previous logic, we can infer that Guwon is using trickery to make the ‘hounds’ believe he is carrying the weight of the sanctuary on his back, and using this to gain sympathy and control them. But that’s just my thoughts
Another cool detail that I think is in here is how Teach referred to the sanctuary (I 4got the real name) as built on a hill and difficult to climb, which I believe is a reference to the story of Sisiphus as well.
(Just a local Greek mythology and literature nerd)
Sisiphus I’m Greek mythology was a king known for cunning and trickery, and was later punished in the underworld by carrying a boulder up a hill for all eternity. The boulder could represent a ‘weight’ on the shoulder of Sisiphus, or Guwon, which is why we say him blaming himself and hitting himself before carrying out the verdict, a way to symbolize the boulder or the ‘weight’ that the position holds.
Guwon could also be a reference to Sisiphus himself, as that one scene after the kiss when he threw up, which could indicate some form of cunning and/or trickery, and if we assume that he is actually quite well educated and has other intentions for Teach, it could also contribute to said cunning.
Lastly, the ‘Hounds’ as we just discovered are scouts who go in and out of the sanctuary to find supplies, if we imply this into my previous logic, we can infer that Guwon is using trickery to make the ‘hounds’ believe he is carrying the weight of the sanctuary on his back, and using this to gain sympathy and control them.
But that’s just my thoughts
Another cool detail that I think is in here is how Teach referred to the sanctuary (I 4got the real name) as built on a hill and difficult to climb, which I believe is a reference to the story of Sisiphus as well.
(Just a local Greek mythology and literature nerd)