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Rhadamanthus

/ ˌæəˈæθə /

noun

  1. Greek myth one of the judges of the dead in the underworld
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • ˌ󲹻岹ˈԳٳ󾱲Ա, adjective
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The regions to the left, she said, were ruled over by stern Rhadamanthus, also a son of Europa, who punished the wicked for their misdeeds.

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The land of the Phæaceans, Scheria, can scarcely be anything else than this Paradise, to which, according to one myth, Rhadamanthus fled from his brother Minos when he reigned in Crete.

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Their three sons were Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Sarpedon.

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The judge is not Minos nor Rhadamanthus, but "God the maker is the arbiter."

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One of these appears to be the same as the Greek Rhadamanthus, who sat as supreme judge in the invisible world, and apportioned to the dead their rewards or punishments.

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