Miscellaneous Myths: Tantalus

Tantalus! The number one dude known for his eternal punishment in Hades, perhaps second only to Sisyphus

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[yoschiii]

The gods at dinner:
🎶that’s a human person🎶

[fionaearl]

Demeter: imma just eat this dude's shoulder, ok?
Everyone else: ...

[cocobean]

*Pelops comes back to life with a prosthetic shoulder*

Pelops: What happened to my shoulder?
Demeter: ( '⊙ _ ⊙)

[foxmcqwerty]

1:17 dionysus is like "man, im nowhere near drunk enough to eat that, and i'm basically never sober."

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

And that's why Hephaestus is God of the Forge. He's so good, he engineers things _before he's even born._ His inventions were ahead of their time.

[isnotmimi]

Zeus: shows sign saying "ABSOLUTELY NO KILLING FAMILY MEMBERS"
Cronos: hey wait

[dragon]

dude: *kills and tries to get gods to eat his own son*
red: I sleep
dude: *steals a paradox dog*
red: REAL SH!T

[julianriviera]

So basically Hephestus made a time machine. Built a guard dog to protect his dad. Sent it back in time. Ensured he'd be born. Closing a potential time loop

[elitroll]

Headcanon: Tantalus' punishment is just to be a dog under a dinner table, unable to eat the food he sees above him

[mewsingsbynatk]

So, Tantalus’ list of crimes include:
- Murdering a family member
- Cannibalism
- Theft
- Violating the sacred rules of hospitality
- Producing Agamemnon
- Abducting a magical time-travelling dog

[thomasjohnson]

Never knew Zeus was a god of hospitality.. kinda surprises me what with his uh exploits

[KitsunenoHibi]

Fun fact; Rick Riordan brings up the conflicting stories issue in his Percy Jackson books by having Tantalus be punished for BOTH stories. He tried to steal nectar and ambrosia, so gets banned from Olympus and loses the gods' favor. In revenge, he invites the gods to dinner, claiming no hard feelings, and then tries to serve them ALL his sons. The gods flip out when they divinely realize all the meals on the table are frickin' children, so they BOOM! Fields of Punishment that asshole.

[asdrubalvect]

Tantalus: "I'm going to do what is known as a 'pro gamer move'."

[TravenTalks]

"Poseidon took one look at him and got O U T R A G E O U S L Y H O R N Y"

Is it just me or does a god/goddess getting like that seem to describe . . . most ancient greek myths?

[EmperorTigerstar]

Zeus when he falls in love with mortals: *chaos ensues*
Poseidon when he falls in love with mortals: *surprisingly goes well*

[DisneyFanatic]

I'm still laughing and crying at the dog paradox.

[emalynscott]

Pelops, that mad lad.

Also, I've noticed Poseidon gets less upset with his one night stands when they decide to find love than other Greek gods
*Cough* Zeus *Cough*

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Zeus:* "My son is a genius. His inventions are ahead of his time. Literally!"
*Tantalus:* "Oh yeah? Well my son is low in bad cholesterol and pairs well with red wine."
*Zeus:* _stops mid-chew_

[chris]

"About as exclusive as being left-handed" HAH!

[themandownstairs]

Zeus: *bangs someone and leaves Hera to ruin their/their children's lives*
Poseidon: *bangs someone and then does them occasional favours*