I wouldn't really say that Tantalus was 'poor', because he killed his only son, Pelops, boiled him in a giant cauldron and attempted to feed him to the gods. He was punished by being placed in a pool of water, but whenever he tried to drink it, it would recede into the ground. He stood under fruit trees, but whenever he tried to grab some, the wind would blow it out of reach. That was his eternal punishment- being always hungry and always thirsty.
Hurr. The gods.
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.
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.
Niobe
Hurr. The gods.
a beautiful toy
Tantalus was punished in Hades by being places neck deep in water. Any time he wanted to eat or drink, the food and drink would float just out of his reach.
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.
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.
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.
I was tantalized by the call girls sultry moves.
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.