Tantalus (Ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos), also called Atys, was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his punishment in Tartarus: for revealing many secrets of the gods and for trying to trick them into eating his son, he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp,...

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.

Dec 8, 2022 · 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 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.

Apr 2, 2025 · Tantalus was a king in Greek mythology and the son of Zeus. He was initially favored by Zeus but betrayed the gods and tried to trick them into eating his son. For this he was eternally punished in the lowest realms of the underworld. What is the myth of Tantalus?

Feb 28, 2017 · 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.

Oct 28, 2024 · Tantalus was a king, often referred to as the ruler of Sipylus, a city in Lydia (in present-day Turkiye). He was highly favored by the gods, even being granted the rare honor of dining with them on Mount Olympus.

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.

Feb 26, 2025 · Tantalus (Tantalos in Greek, Τάνταλος) was a king, usually said to rule over Lydia in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). His father was Zeus, the king of the gods, and his mother was often said to be Plouto, a nymph.

Nov 13, 2016 · Tantalus was the King of Phrygia, the ancient region at the western end of the Anatolian plateau. He was also the son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto, and was infamous, not for his rule of the kingdom, but for the extraordinary mistake he …