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Rhadamanthus

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Rhad·a·man·thus also Rhad·a·man·thys  (rd-mnths)
n. Greek Mythology
A son of Zeus and Europa who, in reward for his exemplary sense of justice, was made a judge of the underworld after his death.
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Noun1.Rhadamanthus - (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks


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No sooner had Minos the fellow judge of Rhadamanthus said this, than Rhadamanthus rising up said:
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, but is placable with an obolus; a severely
The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
There fair-haired Rhadamanthus reigns, and men lead an easier life than any where else in the world, for in Elysium there falls not rain, nor hail, nor snow, but Oceanus breathes ever with a West wind that sings softly from the sea, and gives fresh life to all men.
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