The Metamorphoses of Ovid

Tantalus (Niobe's father)

Also known as: Tantalus · Family: Phrygia · Role: father of Niobe · First appears: Fable 56

Fable 56

  • child: Niobe “Tantalus was my father, who alone was allowed to approach the tables of the Gods above.”
  • with Niobe (father-daughter relationship) “The daughter of Tantalus has added abusive language to her shocking deeds”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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