Tantalus

Tantalus

__ Biography __

Tantalus was favored by the gods, and because of this, he was allowed to dine with them, a very high honor. One day, he made a meal out of his son, Pelops, and tried to feed him to the gods. Naturally, the gods were not very happy about this. He also told mortals all of the secrets that he learned about the gods while eating with them. The gods decided that Tantalus would need to be punished for his wrongdoings. Today, Tantalus is most known for the punishment he received. Tantalus was sent to a place called Tartarus, a part of the Underworld, where he was to stand forever in knee deep water. He would never be able to drink the water, for every time he would bend to drink it, the water would vanish. Above his head hung fruit, however, he was never able to eat the fruit because whenever he would reach for it, it would move just beyond his reach. It is said that the word tantalize comes from Tantalus, because he was forever tantalized with the water and fruit that hung just above his head.  __Family Tree__ Mother and Father: Zeus and Pluto ​​Children: Pelops and Niobe

__​ Lineage __ Tantalus is of the House of Atreus ​ He was the King of Sipylos as well  __Ancient Appearance ​__ In all of the pictures, Tantalus is shown with and crown and a beard. In all of the pictures, he is in the knee deep water, forever reaching for the fruit and water. His face is distorted with hunger and anger.

__ Modern Appearance: __ Although Tantalus is not described in the novel, the lightening thief, I picture a very strong person. I feel this way because anyone who could kill his son and then serve him for supper has to be nasty. However, I think he can look like a trustworthy and good looking person, because he was able to gain the gods' trust in order to eat dinner with them. I also picture him being a smooth talker because he was able to gain the gods trust. However, when prompted I think he can turn into a horribly nasty person.



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