Tantalus was not a god. He was a mortal king. The Gods liked him so they invited him to Olympus. He tried to take Nectar and Ambrosia (God Food) from the Gods and they banished him. Everyone made fun of him, even his own children. He killed his kids and put them in the foods. Tantalus invited the Gods to his palace and have dinner with him. When the Gods realized the kids were in the food, they punished him in the Underworld by making him stand in a river but could never drink and a fruit tree above him but could never eat.
Tantalus was the son of Zeus the god and Plouto the nymphe.
Because he was a god stupid
Arachne, Tantalus, Midas, Syssiphus....
The identity of his wife is variously given: Dione; or Eurythemista, a daughter of the river-god Xanthus; or Euryanassa, daughter of Pactolus, another river-god, or Clytia, the child of Amphidamantes.
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.
Tantalus was the son of Zeus the god and Plouto the nymphe.
Because he was a god stupid
Arachne, Tantalus, Midas, Syssiphus....
The identity of his wife is variously given: Dione; or Eurythemista, a daughter of the river-god Xanthus; or Euryanassa, daughter of Pactolus, another river-god, or Clytia, the child of Amphidamantes.
Tantalus monkey was created in 1841.
Aellopos tantalus was created in 1758.
The population of Tantalus Media is 70.
Tantalus Media was created in 1994.
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.
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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.
The accepted scientific name is Aellopos tantalus.