Day 20 of Blogging from A to Z. Today’s
letter is T
T is
for Tantalus Tortured in Tartarus
tantalus
tortured
tipple
and taste beyond reach
hubris’
consequence
As
capricious as the ancient gods were, they meted out some well deserved
punishments. Unlike today, when we have a shooter of children on film and still
Ah Zeus,
where are you when we need you.
© Perle Champion
The punishment of
Tantalus in Tartarus is to stand knee deep in water but be unable to slake his
thirst because whenever he bends down, the water vanishes. Over his head hangs
fruit, but whenever he reaches for it, it goes just beyond his reach. From this
punishment Tantalus is familiar to us in the word tantalize.
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