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Rhad·a·man·thys 
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| 1. | Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus. |
| 2. | an inflexibly just or severe judge. |
Also, Rhad·a·man·thus.
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Rhadamanthus
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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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Rhadamanthus
1582, from L., from Gk. Rhadamanthos, one of the judges of the lower world (son of Zeus and Europa); used allusively of inflexible judges.
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| (Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld |
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