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Tantalus
n.
(Greek Mythology) wicked king who deceived the gods and was punished and sent to Hades where he was tortured with eternal thirst and hunger, son of Zeus and father of Niobe
tantalus
n.
(British) lockable visible stand or rack that contain decanters of alcoholic beverages
Tantalus
Tantalus (,
Tántalos) was a
Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in
Tartarus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. He was the father of
Pelops,
Niobe and
Broteas, and was a son of
Zeus and the
nymph Plouto. Thus, like other heroes in Greek mythology such as
Theseus and the
Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine parent and a mortal one.
Tantalus
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
(hypernym) mythical being
(derivation) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
(classification) Greek mythology
Tantalus
n.
Tantalus (Greek Mythology)
Tantalus
(n.)
A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them.
(n.)
A genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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