Reference meaning
Tantalus
Last updated
(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
Source and scope
This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 09593651-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.