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- According to the 1st-century BC historian Diodorus Siculus, Thoas had been a general of the wise Cretan king Rhadamanthus (the brother of Minos and Ariadne's uncle) who gave to Thoas the island of Lemnos.
- "Drimia secunda" (syn. "Rhadamanthus secundus") is a species of plant that is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are rocky areas and cold desert.
- The origin of the "syssítia" is attributed to Rhadamanthus, the legendary lawgiver of Knossos of Crete.
- According to Pausanias (Paus. 7.3.7), the founder was Erythrus, the son of Rhadamanthus, who established himself here with a body of Cretans, Carians, and Lycians.
- Planetary symbols are no longer much used in astronomy, so Rhadamanthus never received a symbol in the astronomical literature.
- The author makes fun of the heroes residing there by giving an account of their petty squabbles as presented to the court of the magistrate, Rhadamanthus.
- "Platymeris rhadamanthus", the red spot assassin bug, is a species of true bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae.
- After his death, Minos became a judge of the dead in Hades together with Aeacus and Rhadamanthus. Rhadamanthus judged the souls of Asians, Aeacus judged Europeans and Minos had the deciding vote.
- Elliot, who was also involved in the naming of Kuiper belt object 38083 Rhadamanthus.
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