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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Tantalus''' was the father of [[Pelops]], whom he cut up and served to the Greek gods at a feast. In punishment, the gods sent him to [[Tartarus]], where he was always up to his waist in water and surrounded by delicious-looking grapes. Whenever he bent down to drink the water, it would recede away from him, and whenever he reached out to pick the grapes, they too would draw back out of his reach. From this myth we get the word ''tantalizing'', and also one of [[Aesop]]'s Fables. | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Tantalus''' was the father of [[Pelops]], whom he cut up and served to the Greek gods at a feast. In punishment, the gods sent him to [[Tartarus]], where he was always up to his waist in water and surrounded by delicious-looking grapes. Whenever he bent down to drink the water, it would recede away from him, and whenever he reached out to pick the grapes, they too would draw back out of his reach. From this myth we get the word ''tantalizing'', and also one of [[Aesop]]'s Fables. | ||
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| + | He was the son of [[Zeus]] and the father of [[Niobe]]; the elements [[tantalum]] and [[niobium]] were named after these two characters by swedish chemist [[Anders Gustaf Ekeberg]].<ref>[https://www.tanb.org/about-tantalum/tantalum-history ''Early history''], retried from [[Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center]] on Apr 15, 2022.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:18, April 15, 2022
In Greek mythology, Tantalus was the father of Pelops, whom he cut up and served to the Greek gods at a feast. In punishment, the gods sent him to Tartarus, where he was always up to his waist in water and surrounded by delicious-looking grapes. Whenever he bent down to drink the water, it would recede away from him, and whenever he reached out to pick the grapes, they too would draw back out of his reach. From this myth we get the word tantalizing, and also one of Aesop's Fables.
He was the son of Zeus and the father of Niobe; the elements tantalum and niobium were named after these two characters by swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg.[1]
References
- ↑ Early history, retried from Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center on Apr 15, 2022.