Rhadamanthus

Translingual thumb 38083 + Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc Ῥαδάμανθυς 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 1 m mul obsolete genus family Hyacinthaceae renamed as Drimia mul astronomy A planetoid and cubewano orbiting in the Kuiper belt. mul 38083 Rhadamanthus References Drimia 1 Drimia 1 Drimia 1 English Alternative forms en Rhadamanthys Etymology From en la -, from en grc Ῥαδάμανθυς. Pronunciation en /ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/ Proper noun en Greek mythology A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades. en Aeacus Minos Noun en figuratively A strict and just judge. It was in vain to be a Rhadamanthus with the bells, and if an unfortunate bell rang without leave, to have it down inexorably and silence it. II He Heard Her Musical Pants 82 Nothing is now heard but the ticking of a quaint old timepiece on the summit of a bookcase. Ten minutes pass; he captures her knight; she takes his knight, and looks a very Rhadamanthus. Derived terms en Rhadamanthean en Rhadamanthine Further reading