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.
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