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Tantalus

Father of Niobe and Pelops; in the underworld he stands in water that flees his thirst, the fruit drawing back from his hunger.

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Mentioned in 6 works (15 total)

Hercules (Mad) tragedy · 1 mention
Medea tragedy · 2 mentions
Oedipus tragedy · 1 mention
Thyestes tragedy · 9 mentions
The Pumpkinification of the Divine Claudius satire · 1 mention
Octavia tragedy · 1 mention

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