Yeah, you guessed it. The word tantalize is inspired by Tantalus, who's forever tantalized by the water and fruit just out of his reach.

Some say Canada's dramatic Tantalus Mountains got their name from a mountain climber who was "tantalized" by the mountain range's awesome heights.

Mount Tantalus in Hawaii is super cool. We mean, just look at it. Don't you want to go there?

In the Star Trek universe, there's a Federation penal colony named after Tantalus, which is run by the misguided Dr. Tristan Adams, who performs psychological experiments on his inmates.

Don't tell the other asteroids, but 2102Tantalus is our favorite asteroid.