Did you ever hear the story of an ancient gentleman called Tantalus?. From Wordnik.com. [Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch] Reference
Tantalus had killed and cooked up his own son, Pelops!. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
You saved us back at sick bay with the Tantalus field. From Wordnik.com. [Mirror, Mirror] Reference
I said Telemachus, what I meant was Tantalus and Pelops. From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: Mason's Children] Reference
Oh, Captain, there was a message from Tantalus colony, sir. From Wordnik.com. [Dagger Of The Mind] Reference
There are differing stories about what Tantalus 'crime was. From Wordnik.com. [tantalus] Reference
I was the director of -- director -- at the Tantalus colony. From Wordnik.com. [Dagger Of The Mind] Reference
Tantalus, as the old Greek fable tells us, was King of Lydia. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursery, No. 107, November, 1875, Vol. XVIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers] Reference
Tantalus, and some deity hastens unkindly things against thee. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.] Reference
Fall of Tantalus; the Departure of Agamemnon; the Sacrifice of. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Thou hast spoken generous words, and becoming Tantalus the son of. From Wordnik.com. [The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I.] Reference
Tantalus? nor ever died any man more fearfully, than he that hoped. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Grossman: FISA and the Caterpillars of the State] Reference
The tortured Tantalus still stands, to parch in his shifting pool. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Complete] Reference
The story of Tantalus is well told by PROFESSOR BLACKIE, as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Mosaics of Grecian History] Reference
But in this emergency Poseidon came to the aid of the son of Tantalus. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Pelops, the son of the cruel Tantalus, was a pious and virtuous prince. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
In the sad and beautiful story of Niobe, daughter of Tantalus, and wife of. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Wade refused to play Tantalus to the lure of this temptation and kept silent. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Gold] Reference
Tantalus invited all the gods from Mount Olympus to a party on a mountain top. From Wordnik.com. [See Delphi and Die]
Sergeant Frank Thorne, for instance, was in charge at a place called Tantalus. From Wordnik.com. [Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police] Reference
While I wear these chains I shall see ever before me -- ah! tortures of Tantalus!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The Tantalus legend was also appropriate, though different appetites were involved. From Wordnik.com. [The Nitrogen Fix]
Tantalus 'gold is all such Lamias hold; 'tis Devil's dice such Mammon vassals throw. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, April 4, 1891] Reference
Principal among the sufferers in this abode of gloom were Tityus, Tantalus, Sisyphus. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
I want your promise first, your word that you won't take me back there -- to Tantalus. From Wordnik.com. [Dagger Of The Mind] Reference
WELLS: He has this beautiful Tantalus we call it, with all the different liquors in it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2009] Reference
But like Tantalus, he is forever swiping at the apple, only to have it elude his grasp. From Wordnik.com. [Young's Old and New Masterpieces Lament His Dashed Hippie Dreams] Reference
But Tantalus, as we all very well know, was the son of Jupiter, and grandson of Saturn. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
To tantalize arises from the mythical perpetual frustration of Tantalus in the Greek story. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
Niobium, discovered before tantalum (1801), was named after the daughter of Tantalus, Niobe. From Wordnik.com. [Tantalum] Reference
It's such a great day for us here on Tantalus when we have visitors, no matter what the excuse. From Wordnik.com. [Dagger Of The Mind] Reference
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