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Tantalus was a tortured soul in Tartarus. Hercules encountered him there when the hero was attempting to bring Persephone back to the land of the living. Tantalus was cursed to exist forever with an apple hanging just out of reach from him. Hercules moved the apple close enough for Tantalus to eat it but Hades moved it away shortly thereafter.

Background

 * In mythology, Tantalus was sent to Tartarus after killing his son Pelops and serving his body as a sacrifice to the Gods. Odysseus encountered him on his visit to the Underworld.