TANTALUS


Meaning of TANTALUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtan-tə-ləs ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Tantalos

Date: 14th century

1. : a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat

2. not capitalized : a locked cellarette with contents visible but not obtainable without a key

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