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|name = Tantalus | |name = Tantalus | ||
|star, position = Epsilon Eridani | |star, position = Epsilon Eridani | ||
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'''Tantalus''' is a [[Human]] colony located in the Epsilon Eridani system. <ref>Human Colonies, Halo Encyclopedia, page 287</ref> Not much is known about the colony, except that during the [[Battle of Reach]], [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] ordered all UNSC ships from Tantalus to aid in the defense of [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 289</ref> Its name derives from a figure in [[Greek]] mythology. | '''Tantalus''' is a [[Human]] colony located in the Epsilon Eridani system. <ref>Human Colonies, Halo Encyclopedia, page 287</ref> Not much is known about the colony, except that during the [[Battle of Reach]], [[Admiral]] [[Roland Freemont]] ordered all UNSC ships from Tantalus to aid in the defense of [[Reach]].<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], page 289</ref> Its name derives from a figure in [[Greek]] mythology. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
The colony is likely named after a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalus Tantalus] of Greek mythology, or the city that bore his name. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||