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tantalus    音標拼音: [t'æntələs]
n. 丹達羅斯;酒瓶架之一種

丹達羅斯;酒瓶架之一種

Tantalus
n 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

Tantalus \Tan"ta*lus\, n. [L., from Gr. Ta`ntalos.] (Gr. Myth.)
1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by
being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached
to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his
thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with
choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched
out his hand to grasp them.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Zool.) A genus of wading birds comprising the wood
ibises.
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{Tantalus's cup} (Physics), a philosophical toy, consisting
of a cup, within which is the figure of a man, and within
the figure a siphon, the longer arm of which passes down
through the bottom of the cup, and allows the escape of
any liquid that may be poured in, when it reaches as high
as the bend of the siphon, which is just below the level
of the mouth of the figure in the cup.
[1913 Webster]

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  • Tantalus - Wikipedia
    The earliest account of Tantalus's crime is that found in a fragment of the lost Nostoi preserved in the Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus Tantalus is punished by Zeus after Zeus swears an oath to give him anything he asks for, and Tantalus asks to be allowed to live like the gods
  • Tantalus - Greek Mythology
    Tantalus was the son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto in Greek mythology, who was punished after death in Tartarus With his wife, who may have been Dione, Taygete, Eurythemista, or Euryanassa, he fathered Pelops, Niobe and Broteas
  • Tantalus: The Man Who Could Never Quench His Thirst
    Tantalus is a figure from Greek mythology who was the rich but wicked king of Sipylus For attempting to serve his own son at a feast with the gods, he was punished by Zeus to forever go thirsty and hungry in Hades despite being stood in a pool of water and almost within reach of a fruit tree
  • Tantalus | Relationships Story | Britannica
    Tantalus, in Greek legend, son of Zeus or Tmolus (a ruler of Lydia) and the nymph or Titaness Pluto (Plouto) and the father of Niobe and Pelops He was the king of Sipylus in Lydia (or of Phrygia) and was the intimate friend of the gods, to whose table he was admitted
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  • Tantalus – Mythopedia
    Tantalus, the son of the nymph Pluto and either Zeus or Tmolus, was a king, usually said to have ruled somewhere in Anatolia For many years, Tantalus enjoyed the gods’ favor He was even invited to dine with them—an honor extended to few other mortals
  • Tantalus in Greek Mythology: Origin Story Punishment
    Here is everything you need to know about the myth of Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology who killed and served his son Pelops to the gods
  • Tantalus in Greek Mythology - Greek Legends and Myths
    Tantalus was a king from Greek mythology, who did not realise how good he had it, and when he angered Zeus, he would punished for eternity in Tartarus
  • Tantalize: How a Greek Myth of Eternal Punishment Became an English . . .
    The English word "tantalize" comes from the iconic Greek myth of Tantalus, an ancient Greek king who faced a brutal punishment
  • The Tragic Tale of Tantalus in Greek Mythology
    Tantalus was severely and imaginatively punished by Zeus In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus came across Tantalus in Tartarus, the most loathsome depth of the underworld There, Tantalus was stuck for eternity, standing in a pool of water underneath the branches of a fertile fruit tree





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