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Noun: Tantalus  tan-tu-lus
  1. (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

Derived forms: Tantaluses

See also: tantalize

Type of: mythical being

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