tantalus

Etymology
From, from , a Phrygian king in Greek mythology who was condemned to stand in a pool of water which receded every time he tried to drink, and with overhanging branches of fruit which pulled back whenever he tried to eat.

Noun

 * 1) A stork of the genus  (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork,.
 * 2) A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
 * 3) Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
 * 1) Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
 * 1) Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
 * 1) Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.