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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The colony is likely named after a [[Wikipedia:Tantalus|Tantalus]] of [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]], or the city that bore his name.
*The colony is likely named after a [[Wikipedia:Tantalus|Tantalus]] of [[List of Greek Mythology References in Halo|Greek mythology]], or the city that bore his name.
*In the Halo: Reach live-action short "Remember Reach", Tantalus is a destination listed at the Manassas Spaceport.


==Sources==
==Sources==

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Tantalus is a Human colony located in the Epsilon Eridani system.[1] Not much is known about the colony, except that during the Fall of Reach, Admiral Roland Freemont ordered all UNSC ships from Tantalus to aid in the defense of Reach.[2]

Trivia

  • The colony is likely named after a Tantalus of Greek mythology, or the city that bore his name.
  • In the Halo: Reach live-action short "Remember Reach", Tantalus is a destination listed at the Manassas Spaceport.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 287, Human Colonies
  2. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 289