Hyphenation of Tantalus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Tantalus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Tan-ta-lus

Definitions of Tantalus:

1.	(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus Condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it

Synonyms of Tantalus:

noun	Tantalus, mythical being

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.