Associations to the word «Tantalus»
Noun
- Zeus
- Thirst
- Torment
- Hades
- Pluto
- Olympus
- Lucian
- Underworld
- Lydia
- Hermes
- Lr
- Pisum
- Thebes
- Poseidon
- Orpheus
- Prometheus
- Vulture
- Stew
- Nymph
- Cinder
- Banquet
- Odysseus
- Alba
- Nirvana
- Afterlife
- Artemis
- Corinth
- Mythology
- Sphinx
- Sinner
- Punishment
- Odyssey
- Apollo
- Baku
- Achilles
- Homer
- Monkey
- Hunger
- Asteroid
- Troupe
- Mount
- Fruit
- Myth
- Hms
- Brandy
- Torture
- Chin
- Eternity
- Barton
- Descendant
- Greek
- Feast
- Crater
- Drink
- Dagger
- Liver
- Minor
- Carpenter
- Son
- Fate
- Hang
- Troy
- Alexandria
- Pitt
- Daughter
- Wheel
- Pool
- God
- Grandson
- Lip
- Dog
- Helen
- Denver
- Civilization
- Grandfather
- Athens
- Crime
- Greece
- Kirk
Adjective
Wiktionary
TANTALUS, noun. A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
TANTALUS, noun. A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
TANTALUS, noun. Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
TANTALUS, proper noun. (obsolete) Mycteria, the genus of certain storks.
TANTALUS, proper noun. (Greek mythology) A Phrygian king who was condemned to remain in Tartarus, chin deep in water, with fruit-laden branches hanging above his head; whenever he tried to drink or eat, the water and fruit receded out of reach.
Dictionary definition
TANTALUS, noun. (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.
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.