The philosopher Camus ends his essay on suicide with a reinterpretation of the myth of Sisyphys. The current author argues that the values embodied in Camus’ mythic imagery persent a vision of life which is neither theistic nor nihilistic, & thus Camus overcomes both modes of thought. The coherence of Camus’ alternative vision depends on what sense can be made of the claim that Sisyphus is happy, which is defended in this paper by contrasting Sisyphus with Dostoevsky’s Kirilov.