Rhadamanthus
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If Child B—let’s call her Rhadamanthus—wanted to use her portion of the inheritance to give gifts to her own children, then it would have been incumbent upon Rhadamanthus to do so in an equitable fashion.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2017
The solemn, awful, inexorable literary Rhadamanthus, the dread Quarterly Review itself, sitting imposingly on its curule chair in ambrosial bigwig and high-heeled shoes, promulgated edicts against the new-fangled invention.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The nymph consented, though she had previously taken the vows of perpetual celibacy; and became the mother of Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthus.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
Little Public Opinion will reck, Though austere Rhadamanthus should chide it, And even a haughty Home Sec.,
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 16, 1887 by Various
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