[DOC] [TLE] Tantalus - Wikipedia [PAR] Tantalus (Ancient Greek: , Tntalos) was a Greek mythological figure, 
most famous for his eternal punishment in Tartarus. He was made to stand in a 
pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his 
grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. ... "who has to 
bear much" from  talas "wretched" (now the word talas is... [DOC] [TLE] Tantalus's Crime and Punishment - Greek Mythology - Quatr.us [PAR] Tantalus (TAN-ta-luss) was a Greek king (and a son of Zeus) who was so full of 
hubris ... He invited the gods over for dinner at HIS house, and tried to trick them 
into ... His torture was that he had to stand forever waist-deep in a pool of water, 
... He got terribly hungry and thirsty, but whenever he bent down to drink the 
water,... [DOC] [TLE] myth of Tantalus, punishment of Tantalus by the gods [PAR] The myth of Tantalus talks about Tantalus punishment by the Gods for his ... the 
so called eternal punishment, like Sisyphus, where he was condemned to stand 
in a ... and the water, whenever he tried to take a piece of fruit or drink a little 
water, the ... The verb tantalize means to arouse someone's expectations 
teasing him,... [DOC] [TLE] What are some English words derived from Greek gods and - Quora [PAR] aphrodisiac from Aphrodite, the goddess of love, for obvious reasons :) 
hermaphrodite from ... Also dionysian, less common word with similar meaning ... 
Sisyphus wasn't a god, but he was forced by the gods to roll a rock up a hill - as 
soon as ... but the water and the fruits receded out of his reach when he tried to 
drink or eat. [DOC] [TLE] mythological allusions - New Paltz Central School District [PAR] Harpy  in Greek and Roman mythology, harpies (from Greek word meaning ... 
Today, a muse means a woman or a force personified as a woman who is the 
source of ... Niobe  in Greek mythology was the daughter of Tantalus and 
mother of .... to stand up to his chin in water which receded whenever he tried to 
drink it and... [DOC] [TLE] MYTHOLOGICAL ALLUSIONS [PAR] He was killed by a wild boar, but Aphrodite begged Zeus to restore him to life. .... 
Harpy  in Greek and Roman mythology, harpies (from Greek word meaning .... 
Niobe  in Greek mythology was the daughter of Tantalus and mother of .... 
Hades to stand up to his chin in water which receded whenever he tried to drink it 
and... [DOC] [TLE] 23 words you didn't know were named after people | Australian ... [PAR] Oct 21, 2015 ... Instead, this word meaning punishment by a furious mob is likely to ... This word 
(much like the word politician) means to torment or tease ... to Tantalus  a 
Greek mythological figure forced to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree. ... 
his grasp, while the water always receded before he could drink. [DOC] [TLE] TANTALUS  DICTIONARY ONE.COM  Definition of Tantalus [PAR] Definition of Tantalus at Dictionary One.com. ... condemned in Hades to stand in 
water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when... [DOC] [TLE] The Mythic Dimension of Catch-22 - jstor [PAR] ter, Tantalus. Whenever Tantalus, chained in place, stooped to drink, the water 
round about him receded, and whenever he reached out to pluck the fruit that... [DOC] [TLE] 1564. Desires Towards God: A Sermon For The Weak | Answers in ... [PAR] Oct 27, 2014 ... Far from it; he is trying to remove it by his tenderness. ... My giant brother over 
there can have a drink of milk if he likes; it will not harm him. .... or reading God's 
word, or when you are drawing near to God in contemplation, ..... gods, to stand 
in Tartarus up to his chin in water, which constantly receded as he... [DOC] [TLE] Ease Your Way into Occupied Spaces

Question: This verb meaning to tease is from Tantalus, who was forced to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink
Answer: Tantalize