Tantal us - Mythology.
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Tantal us - Mythology. 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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