Rhad|a|man|thus

Rhad|a|man|thus
Rhad|a|man|thus «RAD uh MAN thuhs», noun.
Greek Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother of King Minos of Crete. Because he showed the spirit of justice in all his life, he was made a judge of the dead in Hades after he died.

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