Definitions for Rhadamanthus
rhadaman·thus

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1. Rhadamanthusnoun

   (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld

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1. Rhadamanthus

   In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus () or Rhadamanthys (Ancient Greek: Ῥαδάμανθυς) was a wise king of Crete. As the son of Zeus and Europa he was considered a demigod. He later became one of the judges of the dead and an important figure in Greek mythology. His name, whose etymology is obscure, was later used to allude to persons showing stern and inflexible judgement

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1. rhadamanthus

   Rhadamanthus is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Europa. He is often depicted as a wise king and a judge of the dead, renowned for his absolute fair judgment. In some versions of the myths, he became one of the three judges in Hades, deciding the fates of souls. The term can be used more broadly to refer to a judge or someone who gives out incredibly strict or stern judgments or punishments.

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1. Rhadamanthusnoun

   one of the three judges of the infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge

2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. .]

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1. Rhadamanthus

   In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus was a wise king, the son of Zeus and Europa. Later accounts even make him out to be one of the judges of the dead. His brothers were Sarpedon and Minos. Rhadamanthus was raised by Asterion. He had two sons, Gortys and Erythrus. Other sources credit Rhadamanthys rather than Dionysus as the husband of Ariadne, and the father of Oenopion, Staphylus and Thoas. In this account, Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, Rhadamanthys' brother; another Ariadne was the daughter of Minos' grandson and namesake, who features in the Theseus legend, and was rescued by Dionysus. According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the Spartans were believed to have copied. Driven out of Crete by Minos, who was jealous of his popularity, he fled to Boeotia, where he wedded Alcmene. Homer represents him as dwelling in the Elysian Fields, the paradise for the immortal sons of Zeus. According to later legends, on account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with Aeacus and Minos. He was supposed to judge the souls of easterners, Aeacus those of westerners, while Minos had the casting vote.

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1. Rhadamanthus

   in the Greek mythology a son of Zeus and Europa, and a brother of Minos (q. v.), was distinguished among men for his strict justice, and was after his death appointed one of the Judges of the dead in the nether world along with Æacus and Minos.

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1. Rhadamanthus

   (Rhadaman′thus), a son of Jupiter and Europa, was the ruler of the Greeks in the Asiatic islands, and judge of the dead in the infernal regions.

   “These are the realms of unrelenting fate: And awful Rhadamanthus rules the state. He hears and judges each committed crime, Inquires into the manner, place, and time; The conscious wretch must all his acts reveal, Loth to confess, unable to conceal; From the first moment of his vital breath, To the last hour of unrepenting death.” (Dryden.)

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Rhadamanthus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of Rhadamanthus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
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3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
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5. ^ Wikidata
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6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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7. ^ Mythology
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