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Tantalus being punished by the gods for stealing ambrosia and nectar, and for cutting open, boiling, and serving his son as food for the gods. They revived his son and he was sent to Tartarus to stay in a pool of water under a fruit tree. Whenever he would reach up for fruit or bend down for water they would mover away from him. His name is the origin of the word tantalize.
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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.
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