Rhadamanthus

British  

/ ˌrædəˈmænθəs /

noun

1. Greek myth one of the judges of the dead in the underworld

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Other Word Forms

• Rhadamanthine adjective

Example Sentences

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

What heathen moralist has painted more vividly the horrors of the guilty conscience, that unseen inquisitor, with sterner more searching eyes than Rhadamanthus?

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

Rhadamanthus was employed in compelling the dead to confess their crimes, and in punishing them for their offences.

From Heathen Mythology by Various