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tantalus

/ˈtæn.tə.ləs/

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noun

/ˈtæn.tə.ləs/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное из греческой мифологии, относящееся к злому царю и сыну Зевса, осуждённому в Аиде стоять в воде, которая отступала, когда он пытался пить, и под плодами, которые отступали, когда он тянулся к ним.

A proper noun from Greek mythology referring to 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.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Mythological figureC1formal

    In Greek mythology, a king who was punished in the underworld by being forced to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and under fruit that moved away when he reached for it.

    ruТантал

    • Tantalus was condemned to eternal hunger and thirst in Tartarus.
    • The story of Tantalus illustrates the concept of unattainable desires.
    • Zeus punished Tantalus for his crimes against the gods.
Forms
  • tantaluses plural form
  • tantaluses' possessive plural form
  • tantalus's possessive singular form