Tantalus is a Greek mythological figure who is bound in a pool of water in Tartarus, forever thirsty but never able to drink.
Tantalus may also refer to:
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People from mythology
Tantalus, son of Thyestes, killed, along with his brother Pleisthenes, by his uncle Atreus, father of Agamemnon
Tantalus, one of the Niobids, children of King Amphion of Thebes and Niobe, daughter of Tantalus.
Places
2102 Tantalus, an asteroid
Mount Tantalus, southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Tantalus Bluffs, Dufek Coast, Antarctica
Tantalus Formation, a Mesozoic geologic formation
Tantalus (Oahu), a peak on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu
Tantalus Peak, Victoria Land, Antarctica
Tantalus Range, a mountain range in southwestern British Columbia
Fictional locations
Tantalus, a prison colony in the 1966 Star Trek episode "Dagger of the Mind"
Animals
Abisara tantalus, a butterfly of the family Riodinidae
Aellopos tantalus, a moth of the family Sphingidae
Lepidochrysops tantalus, a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae
Mecyclothorax tantalus, a ground beetle of the family Carabidae
Tantalus monkey (Chlorocebus tantalus), a species endemic to Ghana, Sudan, and Kenya
Narratives
"The Torment of Tantalus" (Stargate SG-1), a 1997 TV series episode
Tantalus, A 1999 play written by John Barton and directed by Peter Hall
Transportation and vehicles
USS Tantalus (ARL-27), a United States Navy landing craft repair ship of World War II
HMS Tantalus (P318), a British T-class submarine of World War II
Other uses
Tantalus (cabinet), a cabinet for displaying decanters but securing their contents
Tantalus Media, an Australian video game development studio