Tantalus

In ancient Greek and Roman myth, Tantalus was a wealthy king who was the son of Zeus (Roman, Jupiter), the king of the gods, and one nymph or another . Because of a terrible sin, he was punished in the lower world. He had to stand in water up to his chin, with a branch of fruit just over his head. Yet whenever he reached for some fruit or tried to drink some water, they were out of his reach.

English word: Our word tantalize means "to tease by keeping something desirable in view, but out of reach.