Tantalus (disambiguation)
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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:
- Tantalus (son of Broteas), a Greek mythological figure, grandson of the more famous Tantalus
- Tantalus (son of Thyestes), a Greek mythological figure
- 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
- Tantalus (cabinet), a cabinet for displaying decanters but securing their contents
- Tantalus Media, an Australian video game development studio
- "The Torment of Tantalus" (Stargate SG-1), a 1997 TV series episode
- Tantalus, a prison colony in the 1966 Star Trek episode "Dagger of the Mind"
- Tantalus, A 1999 play written by John Barton and directed by Peter Hall
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
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
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