It was a Sisyphean task fit for Herculean policymakers.

[Mona Ibrahim]

Meaning. Ask for meaning the sentence below:-

It was a Sisyphean task fit for Herculean policymakers.

 

[Flamenco1]

It was a Sisyphean task fit for Herculean policymakers.

The task would seem daunting to anyone but the best qualified.

The problem I have is linking policymakers with strength (Herculean). I guess possibly strength of mind.

Do you have a source for this and/or some context?

 

[probus]

While we are waiting for Mona's response, here is a partial answer. In Greek mythology Sisyphus was a king who was doomed to eternally roll a large rock up a hill.

 

[jutfrank]

Ugh! The classicist in me recoils at the confusion of Sisyphean and Herculean tasks. They are not equivalent!

 

[Mona Ibrahim]

The task would seem daunting to anyone but the best qualified.

The problem I have is linking policymakers with strength (Herculean). I guess possibly strength of mind.

Do you have a source for this and/or some context?

Well noted. I guess also possibly strength of mind. Thank you

Do you have a source for this and/or some context?
I have found it on site and unfortunately, disappeared suddenly.