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  1. Tantalus
    HMS Tantalus was a British T Class patrol type submarine of 1090 tons displacement launched in 1943. HMS Tantalus had a top speed of 15.25 knots surfaced and 9 knots submerged, carried a complement of 53 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun; three machine-guns ...
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  2. Tantalus
    [disambiguation] There are four people named Tantalus in Greek mythology: Tantalus may also refer to: == Naval == == Astronomy == ==Geography== ==Objets d`Art== The Betjemann Tantalus, a patented design of two or three decanters in a locked wooden case, from which their contents could be see...
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  3. Tantalus
    [n] - (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus
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  4. Tantalus
    In Greek mythology, a king of Lydia, son of Zeus, and father of Pelops and
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  5. Tantalus
    A lockable frame containing decanters usually made in wood or silver-plate. It was designed to prevent the servants and children of the household from tippling while the master was away. Its name was derived from the eponymous Greek mythological figure that was subjected to a particularly ingenious ...
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  6. tantalus
    Decorative stand, case or box for cut-glass decanters, fashionable from the mid- 19thC until the Edwardian period in Britain. It is usually for two or three decanters, but can be for up to six. The decanters can only be removed by raising or lowering the overhead handle or bar which locks them in pl...
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  7. Tantalus
    Tan'ta·lus noun [ Latin , from Greek Ta`ntalos .] (Gr. Myth.) 1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to al...
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  8. tantalus
    1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to...
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  9. Tantalus
    noun (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
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  1. Tantalus
    • (n.) A genus of wading birds comprising the wood ibises. • (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with ...
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  2. Tantalus
    in Greek legend, son of Zeus or Tmolus (a ruler of Lydia) and Pluto (daughter of Cronus and Rhea) and the father of Niobe and Pelops. He was the king ... [1 related articles]
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  3. Tantalus
    Tantalus (Greek Τάνταλος, Tántalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus: to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit always eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. ...
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  4. Tantalus
    Tantalus (tăn'tulus) , in Greek mythology, king of Sipylos, son of Zeus and father of Pelops and Niobe. He was admitted to the society of the gods, but his abominable behavior aroused their anger, and Zeus condemned him to suffer eternally at Tartarus. One legend says that he had divulged ...
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  5. Tantalus
    Tantalus is a genus of wading birds of the heron family.
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  6. Tantalus
    In Greek mythology, Tantalus was a son of Zeus. He was king of Phrygia, Lydia. He was admitted to the table of the gods, but displeased them and was punished by being put in a lake such that he just couldn't reach the water with his lips, and being tempted by fruit above him which again was just out...
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  7. Tantalus
    In Greek mythology, a king of Lydia, son of Zeus, and father of Pelops and Niobe. He offended the gods by divulging their secrets and serving them human flesh at a banquet. His crimes were punished in Tartarus (a part of the underworld for the wicked) by the provision of food and drink he could not ...
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  8. tantalus
    The lockable Tantalus was first seen in England around 1870. The word tantalus comes from the word tantalise.
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  9. Tantalus
    [Oahu] Tantalus is an extinct cinder cone in the southern Ko{Okina}olau Range on the Hawaiian Island of O{Okina}ahu. It also has a summit crater, Tantalus Crater. The cinder cone formed after the demise of Ko{Okina}olau Volcano, during a time of rejuvenated stage volcanism in southeastern O{...
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  10. tantalus
    1) Frustrated lydian king 2) Frustrated one of myth 3) Genus of wading birds of the heron family 4) King tormented by thirst and hunger 5) Mythical being 6) Tantalus
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