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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>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 287'' - Human Colonies</ref> 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]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', '''page 289''</ref>


==Trivia==
==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.
*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.


==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

Sources

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