heaping Pelion upon Ossa

Adding difficulty to difficulty; fruitless efforts. The reference is to the attempt by the giants in Greek mythology to climb to heaven by piling Mount Ossa upon Mount Pelion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
İLker	-	Turkish
ÓLafur	-	Icelandic
Natalia	nah-TAH-lyah (Polish, Italian, Spanish)	Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Georgian, Late Roman
Jeconiah	-	Biblical
Antonio	ahn-TO-nyo (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Croatian
VÉRÈNe	-	French