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The classical mythology that was the king Tantalus lydische simultaneously son of the god Zeus. Eininge authors call Tantalus phrygischen also known as the king. There are several reasons for this uncertainty. The first reason is that the boundaries blurred in antiquity. One other reason is, however fact that the ancient authors and the area north Phrygiens Phrygia Epiktetos / Hellapontus, the southern area, however Großphrygien and call it as in keeping with Lydia. The same confusion reigns even when Strabo and this author says at one point of his book: "So it is with the land around the mountain Sipylos that they Phrygia. It is not certain whether this country, in which at the time of Phryger Tantalus, Pelops and Niobe lived, now Großphrygien or Kleinphrygien. Strabo Sun expressed doubts and to a later point, he claimed that this confusion by the disagreement among historians herrühre and was deepened and he writes: "The Historian do not say the same thing on the same subject. For example, the poets read at the tragedies Phrygier the Trojans, the Lydier however Karyaner and the same confusion, they also with the other peoples. "Although Strabo for Phrygia wide borders characterized in this way can he Magnesia ad Sipylum outside. As we Bilge Umar learn from, the Phrygier never been so far down to the sea and they were responsible for in this area does not allow continued sovereignty. Phrygier As the oldest Anatolian folk were the Hellenes and hnen the Romans knew, they think as many others, the Tantalus Phrygiern added.

The myth of Tantalus had a daughter named Niobe and a son named Pelops. All three have important functions in the mythology. The ancient Author Aeschylus writes in his work entitled Niobe, Tantalus on the Ida for a major temple of Zeus erichtet. Strabo is of the opinion that this Aeschylus things that have nothing to do with each other, confused.

In the legends to the first two we will be the wrath of the Greek gods in the Anatolier. The third bring the gods prevent more understanding, but his sons and grandchildren take back their hatred.