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Who so offended the greek gods he was condemned in the afterlife to an eternity of hunger and thirst?
Tantalus
Why was Tantalus punished in Greek mythology?
Tantalus was punished in Greek mythology for his crimes against the gods, including serving his own son to them as a meal. As punishment, he was condemned to eternal torment in the underworld, where he was surrounded by food and water that he could never reach.
Daughter of tantalus in greek mythology?
The daughter was Niobe
In greek mythology who was amphion of Thebes wife?
Niobe of Tantalus
Which Greek Mythology person has excessive pride?
Tantalus and Niobe
What is the story of Tantalus and Pelops in Greek mythology?
Tantalus had the brilliant idea one day to chop up his son Pelops and feed him to the gods as an offering. Demeter ended up eating one of Pelops' shoulders, but the gods resurrected him and Hephaestus made him an ivory one. Tantalus later stole food from Mount Olympus. As punishment for his atrocities, Tantalus is forever tantalized in the Underworld by water that recedes when he tries to drink and fruit that is always just out of his reach.
How did niobium get its name?
From Niobe - daughter of Tantalus, goddess of the tears in the Greek mythology.
What are symbols for tantalus in Greek mythology?
Anything having to do with food. Also, Nectar and Ambrosia.
Who is the man in greek Mathology who cannot eat anything?
Tantalus- who can not drink nor eat.
What is 'forever victorious in greek?
The Greek for "Forever Victorious" is "πάντα νικηφόρα".
What is meaning and Greek myth of tantalise?
Tantalize means to taunt or tempt/sway someone with something. It comes from the greek myth of Tantalus, a man who once invited the greek pantheon to dinner. However, he thought to pull a trick on them, and thus fed them his son. They soon discovered his ruse, and revived his son, giving him a metal arm for Demeter had absent-mindedly chewed it (in some myths she did not, for the thought of them doing such was appalling and contradictory to their image.) For his treachery, Tantalus was sent to Hades, where he was forced to live in the shade of a tree which would revolt if ever he tried to eat it, and water that would recide if he tried to lap it. Thus he was cursed to be forever tantalized, taunted by the unobtainable water, and thus forever starved and thirsty.
Who are Tantalus and Sisyphus?
Tantalus and Sisyphus are two characters from Greek mythology who were punished in the Underworld eternally. Tantalus was made to stand under a fruit tree and in a puddle of water, but could not eat or drink- the fruit avoided him, and the water receded. He had killed his son and tried to make the gods eat him. Sisyphus was punished by having to attempt to roll a rock uphill forever. He had betrayed Zeus to a river-god, as Zeus had kidnapped the river-god's daughter in the form of an eagle. Seeing this, Sisyphus told the river-god, incurring the wrath of Zeus upon him.
