Illustration
A 17th century CE oil painting by Gioacchino Assereto depicting Tantalus, he who was punished by Zeus and had to stand under a fruit tree that remained forever just out of reach. (Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand)
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Original image by Gioacchino Assereto. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 11 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Assereto, G. (2017, January 11). Tantalus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6246/tantalus/
Chicago Style
Assereto, Gioacchino. "Tantalus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 11, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6246/tantalus/.
MLA Style
Assereto, Gioacchino. "Tantalus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2017. Web. 05 Feb 2025.
