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• Minos — For other uses, see Minos (disambiguation). Minos, illustration by Gustave Doré for Dante Alighieri s Inferno. In Greek mythology, Minos (Greek: Μίνως, Minōs) was a king of Crete, son of …   Wikipedia

• MINOS —    an ancient king of Crete, celebrated for his administration of justice; was fabled to have been appointed, along with Æacus and Rhadamanthus, one of the judges of the dead on their descent into the nether world …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Rhadamanthus — For other uses, see Rhadamanthus (disambiguation). Greek underworld Residents Aeacus Cerberus Charon Erinyes Hades Hecate …   Wikipedia

• RHADAMANTHUS —    in the Greek mythology a son of Zeus and Europa, and a brother of MINOS (q.v.), was distinguished among men for his strict justice, and was after his death appointed one of the Judges of the dead in the nether world along with Æacus and Minos …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Aeacus — [ē′ə kəs] n. [L < Gr Aiakos] Gr. Myth. a king of Aegina who, after he dies, becomes one of the three judges of the dead in the lower world, with Minos and Rhadamanthus …   English World dictionary

• Lycians — The Lycians were the inhabitants of Lycia. Historical accountsAccording to Herodotus, the Lycians originally came from Crete and were the followers of Sarpedon. They were expelled by Minos and ultimately settled in territories belonging to the… …   Wikipedia

• Greek religion — Beliefs, rituals, and mythology of the ancient Greeks. Though the worship of the sky god Zeus began as early as the 2nd millennium BC, Greek religion in the established sense began с 750 BC and lasted for over a thousand years, extending its… …   Universalium

• Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades — is a short work published in the translation of Josephus by William Whiston. Erroneously attributed to the Jewish historian since at least the 9th century, it is now believed to be (at least in its original form) the work of Hippolytus of Rome.… …   Wikipedia

• Tartarus — Persephone supervising Sisyphus in the Underworld, Attic black figure amphora, ca. 530 BC. This article is about the deity and the place in Greek mythology. For other uses, see Tartarus (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Hades — For other uses, see Hades (disambiguation). Hades …   Wikipedia

• Europa — /yoo roh peuh, yeuh /, n. 1. Also, Europe. Class. Myth. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon. 2. Astron. a large natural satellite of the planet …   Universalium