Rhadamanthus

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus, “a son of Zeus and Europa, one of the three judges of the dead”) The name is pre-Greek, of unknown meaning, possibly of Phoenician origin. === Proper noun === Rhadamanthus m (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – renamed as Drimia. (astronomy) A planetoid and cubewano orbiting in the Kuiper belt. Synonym: 38083 Rhadamanthus === References === Drimia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Drimia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Drimia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Alternative forms === Rhadamanthys === Etymology === From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/ === Proper noun === Rhadamanthus (Greek mythology) A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades. Coordinate terms: Aeacus, Minos === Noun === Rhadamanthus (plural Rhadamanthuses) (figuratively) A strict and just judge. ==== Derived terms ==== Rhadamanthean Rhadamanthine === Further reading === Rhadamanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia