tantalus

Noun
  1. (Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus;
    Condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it (synset 109616825)
    referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    is an instance of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable

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