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	According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.		According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.

	Driven out of Crete by his brother, Minos, who was jealous of his popularity, he fled to [[Boeotia]], where he wedded [[Alcmene]]. [[Homer]] represents him as dwelling in the Elysian Fields (''Odyssey'', iv. 564), the paradise for the immortal sons of Zeus.		Driven out of Crete by his brother, Minos, who was jealous of his popularity, he fled to Boeotia, where he wedded Alcmene. Homer represents him as dwelling in the Elysian Fields (''Odyssey'', iv. 564), the paradise for the immortal sons of Zeus.

	According to later legends (c. 400 BC), on account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with [[Aeacus]] and [[Minos]]. He was supposed to judge the souls of ~~[[Asian]]s~~, [[Aeacus]] those of Europeans, while Minos had the casting vote ([[Plato]], ''[[Gorgias ~~(dialogue)\|Gorgias]]~~'', 424A).		According to later legends (c. 400 BC), on account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with [[Aeacus]] and [[Minos]]. He was supposed to judge the souls of Asians, Aeacus those of Europeans, while Minos had the casting vote ([[Plato]], ''Gorgias'', 424A).

	[[Virgil]] makes Rhadamanthus one of the judges and punishers of the damned in the Underworld ([[Tartarus]]) section of [[The Aeneid]]. "Rhadamanthine" has since come to describe any just but inflexible judgment. (''The Aeneid'', vi. 566)		Virgil makes Rhadamanthus one of the judges and punishers of the damned in the Underworld (Tartarus) section of The Aeneid. "Rhadamanthine" has since come to describe any just but inflexible judgment. (''The Aeneid'', vi. 566)

	In another version, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus quarreled over a beautiful boy they were all in love with, by the name of [[Miletus (mythology)\|Miletus]], son of Apollo and Areia. The youth however preferred Sarpedon, so Minos in revenge went to war and conquered the whole island. Sarpedon and his beloved escaped to Lycia, where Miletus founded the city that bore his name. Other mythographers claimed that the beloved youth's name was Atymnios, and that he was the son of Zeus and Cassiopeia. (Apollodorus III.1.2)		In another version, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus quarreled over a beautiful boy they were all in love with, by the name of [[Miletus (mythology)\|Miletus]], son of Apollo and Areia. The youth however preferred Sarpedon, so Minos in revenge went to war and conquered the whole island. Sarpedon and his beloved escaped to Lycia, where Miletus founded the city that bore his name. Other mythographers claimed that the beloved youth's name was Atymnios, and that he was the son of Zeus and Cassiopeia. (Apollodorus III.1.2)

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	In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also ~~[[transliteration\|~~transliterated]] as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].		In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also transliterated as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].

	==In Greek and Roman accounts==		==In Greek and Roman accounts==

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	==External links==		==External links==

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	~~{{History}}~~
	In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also [[transliteration\|transliterated]] as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].		In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also [[transliteration\|transliterated]] as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].

	==In Greek and Roman accounts==		==In Greek and Roman accounts==
			{{History}}
	According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.		According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.

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	According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.		According to one account, Rhadamanthus ruled Crete before Minos, and gave the island an excellent code of laws, which the [[Spartans]] were believed to have copied.

	Driven out of Crete by his brother, Minos, who was jealous of his popularity, he fled to [[Boeotia]], where he wedded [[Alcmene]]. [[Homer]] represents him as dwelling in the [[Elysian Fields]] (''Odyssey'', iv. 564), the paradise for the immortal sons of Zeus.		Driven out of Crete by his brother, Minos, who was jealous of his popularity, he fled to [[Boeotia]], where he wedded [[Alcmene]]. [[Homer]] represents him as dwelling in the Elysian Fields (''Odyssey'', iv. 564), the paradise for the immortal sons of Zeus.

	According to later legends (c. 400 BC), on account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with [[Aeacus]] and [[Minos]]. He was supposed to judge the souls of [[Asian]]s, [[Aeacus]] those of [[Europeans]], while Minos had the [[casting vote]] ([[Plato]], ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)\|Gorgias]]'', 424A).		According to later legends (c. 400 BC), on account of his inflexible integrity he was made one of the judges of the dead in the lower world, together with [[Aeacus]] and [[Minos]]. He was supposed to judge the souls of [[Asian]]s, [[Aeacus]] those of Europeans, while Minos had the casting vote ([[Plato]], ''[[Gorgias (dialogue)\|Gorgias]]'', 424A).

	[[Virgil]] makes Rhadamanthus one of the judges and punishers of the damned in the Underworld ([[Tartarus]]) section of [[The Aeneid]]. "Rhadamanthine" has since come to describe any just but inflexible judgment. (''The Aeneid'', vi. 566)		[[Virgil]] makes Rhadamanthus one of the judges and punishers of the damned in the Underworld ([[Tartarus]]) section of [[The Aeneid]]. "Rhadamanthine" has since come to describe any just but inflexible judgment. (''The Aeneid'', vi. 566)
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	In another version, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus quarreled over a beautiful boy they were all in love with, by the name of [[Miletus (mythology)\|Miletus]], son of Apollo and Areia. The youth however preferred Sarpedon, so Minos in revenge went to war and conquered the whole island. Sarpedon and his beloved escaped to Lycia, where Miletus founded the city that bore his name. Other mythographers claimed that the beloved youth's name was Atymnios, and that he was the son of Zeus and Cassiopeia. (Apollodorus III.1.2)		In another version, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus quarreled over a beautiful boy they were all in love with, by the name of [[Miletus (mythology)\|Miletus]], son of Apollo and Areia. The youth however preferred Sarpedon, so Minos in revenge went to war and conquered the whole island. Sarpedon and his beloved escaped to Lycia, where Miletus founded the city that bore his name. Other mythographers claimed that the beloved youth's name was Atymnios, and that he was the son of Zeus and Cassiopeia. (Apollodorus III.1.2)

	Bernard Sergent claims that the story is a later myth in that the theme of competition for a beloved youth is not in keeping with the Cretan pederastic tradition, and there is no record of this Miletus prior to the second century BCE.		Bernard Sergent claims that the story is a later myth in that the theme of competition for a beloved youth is not in keeping with the [[Ancient Crete\|Cretan pederastic tradition]], and there is no record of this Miletus prior to the second century BCE.

	==Exile from Crete==		==Exile from Crete==

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			{{History}}
	In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also [[transliteration\|transliterated]] as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].		In Greek myths, '''Rhadamanthus''' (also [[transliteration\|transliterated]] as '''Rhadamanthys''' or '''Rhadamanthos''') was a wise king, the son of [[Zeus]] and [[Europa (mythical)\|Europa]]. Later accounts even make him out to be one of judges of the dead. His brothers were [[Minos]], king of [[Crete]], and [[Sarpedon]]. He was raised by [[Asterion]]. He had two sons, [[Gortys]] and [[Erythrus]].