Tantalus

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• The Myth of Tantalus Jul 29, 2025

  

  The Myth of Tantalus

  In the golden age when gods still walked among mortals, there lived a man named Tantalus, king of Sipylus in Anatolia. Tantalus was no ordinary mortal—he was the son of Zeus himself and the nymph Plouto, whose name means “abundance.” This divine parentage granted him privileges few humans could imagine. He was welcomed at the feasts of the gods on Mount Olympus, where he dined on ambrosia and nectar, the food and drink of immortals. The gods shared their wisdom with him, trusted him with divine secrets, and treated him almost as an equal.