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English noun: Tantalus | |||
| 1. | Tantalus (person) (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 | ||
| Instance hypernym | mythical being | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
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