Jonah and the Whale

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Jonah and the Whale
In the Old Testament, an Israelite by the name of
Jonah was called upon by God to be a prophet.
Jonah refused to carry out Gods mission and
instead set out on a sea voyage, however God
raised a great storm in anger of Jonahs
disobedience. The sailors threw Jonah overboard
in hopes to save the ship as well as their own
lives. It was then that a great fish swallowed
Jonah, saving him from drowning. He resided in
the creature for three days until it vomited out
Jonah upon the dry land. Jonah took up the
prophetic mission in thanks to God for sparing
his life.
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Tantalus
Tantalus was not only the son of Zeus, but
honored by gods beyond all mortal children of
Zeus. He was able to eat at their table, drink
their nectar, and eat their ambrosia. The gods
came to dinner at Tantaluss house. Driven by
his hatred of the gods, Tantalus sought to bring
them to the horrors of cannibalism. Tantalus
chopped his son, Pelops, limb by limb, boiled him
in a large cauldron, and served him to the gods
thinking that fooling them would be easy. The
gods knew right away and punished Tantalus by
placing him in a pool in the underworld. The
water came up to his chin, and there was a tree
hanging overhead with succulent fruit. Whenever
Tantalus went to take a drink from the pool, the
water would drain into the ground and refill as
he stood. Also, whenever he went to grasp a
piece of fruit a strong wind would blow the
branch just out of his reach.