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
Hyram	HIE-rəm	English (Rare)
Kalin	-	Bulgarian
Marquita	-	African American
Agnesi	['ægnisi]
Blair	-	Scottish, English
Hathor	HAHTH-awr (English)	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)