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What does Tantalus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) 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.
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The gap between his aspirations and achievements slowly drove Tantalus mad.
And poor Dandy, like an equine Tantalus, was robbed of the needed fluid.
The Sea-to-Sky Volunteer Centre is at the north end of Squamish, only 35 minutes south of Whistler, in the new Spectacle Building at 40437 Tantalus Road.
In May, a civilian helicopter airlifted the components to their final site in the Tantalus mountain range, a seven-minute flight from Squamish.
The Argive king Tantalus began a pattern of destruction for Argos after he offended the gods by feeding them his son Pelops at a banquet.
He will remember that Tantalus was punished because, having been admitted to rub shoulders with the Greek gods at heaven's high feast, he failed to curb the intemperance of his tongue.

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