How did the word tantalizing come to mean tempting or enticing?

The Word "tantalizing" originates from the Greek myth of Tantalus, who was punished by the gods to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree. Whenever he reached for the fruit, it would recede from his grasp, and when he bent down to drink, the water would vanish. This eternal state of longing and unfulfilled desire led to the term "tantalizing," which came to describe something that is tempting or enticing yet just out of reach. The term reflects the allure of something desirable that is ultimately unattainable.