Rhadamanthys

[rad-uh-man-thuhs]

Rhad·a·man·thys

[rad-uh-man-thuhs]
noun
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.

Rhad·a·man·thine [rad-uh-man-thin, -thahyn] , adjective
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Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys (ˌrædəˈmænθəs)
 
n
Greek myth one of the judges of the dead in the underworld
 
Rhadamanthys or Rhadamanthys
 
n
 
Rhada'manthine or Rhadamanthys
 
adj

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