The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TANTALUS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1958.
Tormented king, in Greek legend crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TANTALUS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tormented king, in Greek legend
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sisyphus
- midas
- gordian knot
- danaides
- hellen
- tantalus
- oedipus
- pygmalion
- ithaca
- agamemnon
- theseus
- cepheus
Crossword Answer definitions
TANTALUS noun- A stork of the genus Mycteria (formerly Tantalus), especially the American wood stork, Mycteria americana.
- A stand in which to lock up drink decanters while keeping them visible.
- Something of an evasive or retreating nature, something consistently out of reach; a tantalising thing.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result TANTALUS
- Mythical Greek king
- Chin-deep-in-water king of myth
- Niobe's tormented dad
- Greek king tormented by fruit and water he could never quite reach
- Submerged son of Zeus.
- His punishment was a tease.
- Mythical king who suffered eternal hunger and thirst.
- Locked cellaret for wines and liquors.
- Tormented king, in Greek legend.
- King doomed to hunger and thirst.