Mythology and Legend

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Allusion #10

Mythology and Legend

Tantalus

Background: In Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who offended the gods and was condemned to suffer eternal hunger and thirst in Hades, He stood in water up to his chin, but when he bent to drink, the waters receded. Beautiful, ripe fruit hung overhead, but each time he reached for a piece, the wind blew the boughs out of his reach.

Today’s Definition: To be “tantalized” or to be like Tantalus, is to be offered something desirable which is then withheld.

Sentence Examples: After being nominated for an Emmy® Award numerous times and always seeing the award presented to someone else, the actress began to feel like Tantalus.

The poor peasants were tantalized by the aromas drifting down the street from the palace banquet.

Grammatical Concept: Adjectives

**Write an original sentence(s) using the allusion Tantalus with the correct connotation. Include at least one adjective in the sentence(s) and place a box around all the adjectives used in the sentence(s). ______

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