Tantalus tantalum • tantamount · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Tantalus · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) (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. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · T latin capital letter t U+0054 a latin small letter a U+0061 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075