Tantalus
Publié le 22/02/2012
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Greek A king of Lydia in Asia Minor;
father of Pelops and Niobe. Tantalus stole food from
the gods and served it to mortals. He even attempted to
serve up his son, Pelops, in a stew at a banquet for the
gods but the gods rescued Pelops. Tantalus was punished
for his misdeeds by the downfall of his kingdom
and eternal hunger and thirst. It is said that he stands in
a pool of water, but whenever he bends down to drink,
the water recedes, and that over his head hang branches
laden with fruit, but they are just out of reach.
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- Niobe Greek The daughter of Tantalus; wife of Amphion, king of Thebes.
- Pelops Greek Son of Dione and Tantalus; brother of Niobe.