Tantalus, the king of Sipylus, was a son of Zeus and had his son, Pelops cut into pieces and served in a stew. For this crime his kingdom was laid waste, and he died by Zeus's own hand. Zeus restored Pelops to life and his beauty was now beyond compare. Poseidon, the god of the seas, saw the radiant boy and instantly fell in love with him. He ran after the lad, lifted him into his chariot drawn by golden horses, and took him up to Mount Olympus. Poseidon appointed Pelops to be his cup-bearer and lover. He fed the youth on ambrosia, taught him to drive his magic chariot and would have kept him there forever, but the other gods, had the son return to earth. Poseidon sadly parted from his friend, but not before heaping great treasure upon him.