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Rhad·a·man·thys    Audio Help   [rad-uh-man-thuhs] Pronunciation Key
–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.

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Rhad·a·man·thine    Audio Help   [rad-uh-man-thin, -thahyn] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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Rhadamanthus, in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Europa. Renowned for his justice on earth, the gods made him one of the judges of the dead. 
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