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The name "Tantalus" is the origin of the English verb "to tantalize". The underlying idea is that when someone is tantalized, that person goes through the same experience as Tantalus: something desirable is always just out of that person's reach.
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∙ 11y agoTantalus's punishment was to be sent to tartarus knee deep in water and have a apple tree over his head and whenever he would try and drink, the water would disappear, and whenever he would try and bite an apple, it would rot.
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When was Tantalus monkey created?
Tantalus monkey was created in 1841.
When was Aellopos tantalus created?
Aellopos tantalus was created in 1758.
What is the population of Tantalus Media?
The population of Tantalus Media is 70.
When was Tantalus Media created?
Tantalus Media was created in 1994.
How is the word tantalize related to tantalus?
Tantalus was always tortured by food and water that was close to him but out of his grasp. Tantalize means to do what Tantalus had to suffer from.
Element named after daughter of Tantalus?
Niobium (# 41) after Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.
What is the scientific name for the Lepidoptera known as the Tantalus sphinx?
The accepted scientific name is Aellopos tantalus.
Whose son was Tantalus?
Tantalus was the son of Zeus the god and Plouto the nymphe.
What was Tantalus crime?
Tantalus committed the crime of sacrilege by serving his son, Pelops, as a meal to the gods during a banquet. The gods were horrified by this act and punished Tantalus with eternal torment in the afterlife.
Who was weeping daugbter of tantalus?
Niobe.
Daughter of tantalus?
Niobe
What common word do you get from Tantalus?
Tantalizing.
