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

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hyacinthaceae – renamed as Drimia.
2. (astronomy) A planetoid and cubewano orbiting in the Kuiper belt.

   Synonym: 38083 Rhadamanthus

References

• Drimia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Drimia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Drimia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Alternative forms

• Rhadamanthys

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek Ῥαδάμανθυς (Rhadámanthus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹæ.dəˈmæn.θəs/

Proper noun

Rhadamanthus

1. (Greek mythology) A king of Crete, one of the three judges in Hades.

   Coordinate terms: Aeacus, Minos

Noun

Rhadamanthus (plural Rhadamanthuses)

1. (figuratively) A strict and just judge.
   • 1859 December 13, Charles Dickens [et al.], “(please specify the name of the story)”, in Charles Dickens, editor, The Haunted House. The Extra Christmas Number of All the Year Round […], volume II, London: […] C. Whiting, […], →OCLC:

     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.

   • 1872 September – 1873 July, Thomas Hardy, “‘He Heard Her Musical Pants’”, in A Pair of Blue Eyes. […], volume II, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1873, →OCLC, page 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

• Rhadamanthean
• Rhadamanthine

Further reading

• Rhadamanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia