1、Tantalustantalus was the rich and mighty king of lydia．sonofzeus by a fairy maiden，he was GREatly favored bythe gods．he was invited to share wine and food withthem at their banquets，and he was let into theirsecrets ．but ever the latter end of joy is woe ．eitherbecause he had stolen wine orgave a
2、way the secrets ofzeus，or because he had become so proud as to testthe gods by serving up the flesh of his son pelopstothem，he incurred the wrath of zeus and was hurleddown to the everlasting darkness of tartarus ．there hewas made tostand up to his chin in a little lake，with clusters of luscious
3、 fruits hanging over andaround his head．he strove eternally to drink the ever-evading water and to clutch at the deliciousfruits which were ever tossed out of his reach by blasts of wind．thus he was doomed to endureendless burning thirst and bitter hunger in the world of the shades．the whole occ
4、urrence has givenrise to the expression“tantalizing”，meaning somethng inplain view but unattainable ．坦塔罗斯坦塔罗斯是罗底亚富有而又强大的国王。他是宙斯和一位仙女的儿子，深受众神喜爱。众神请他参加宴会，与他们共享美酒与美食，并且还让他了解他们的秘密。然而乐极生悲。或许是他偷了美酒、或者泄露了宙斯的秘密、或许是他太骄傲以至于献上自己儿子珀罗普斯的肉来检验神的智慧，他招致了宙斯的愤怒，被打入了永远黑暗的地狱中。在那里他被迫站定于一小湖中，水没至下颌，无数甜美的水果悬于头顶和四周。他从不间歇
