137.)ĪE′ACUS (Aiakos), a son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god Asopus. In consequence of his justice throughout life, he became, after his death, one of the judges in the lower world, and took up his abode in Elysium. From fear of his brother he fled to Ocaleia in Boeotia, and there married Alcmene. 322), or, according to others, a son of Hephaestus (Paus. RHADAMANTHUS (Rhadamanthos), a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother of king Minos of Crete (Hom. ZEUS & EUROPA (Hesiod Catalogues Frag 19, Aeschylus Frag 50 & various other sources) ZEUS & AIGINA (Hesiod Catalogues Frag 53, Pindar Isthmian 8, Pindar Nemean 7, Corinna Frag 654, Bacchylides Frag 9, Apollodorus 3.156, Pausanias 2.29.2, Diodorus Siculus 4.72.1, Antoninus Liberalis 38, Hyginus Fabulae 52, Ovid Metamorphoses 13.25, Nonnus Dionysiaca 13.201) PARENTS OF MINOS & RHADAMANTHYS The mortal lives of the three judges is not detailed on this page only their role in the afterlife.įAMILY OF THE JUDGES PARENTS OF AEACUS (AIAKOS) The name Aiakos was derived from the Greek words aiaktos and aiazô, "wailing" and "lamentation." The etymology of the other names is obscure. According to some Triptolemos was a fourth judge who presided over the souls of Initiates of the Mysteries. Individually, Aiakos was guardian of the keys of Haides and judge of the men of Europe, Rhadamanthys the lord of Elysion (Elysium) and judge of the men of Asia, and Minos the judge of the third and final vote. They were originally mortal men, sons of the god Zeus, who were granted their station in death as a reward for establishing law and order on earth. ![]() RHADAMANTHYS, MINOS and AIAKOS (Aeacus) were the judges of the dead, three demi-god ministers of Haides. ![]() Lamentation Judges of the Dead - Rhadamanthys, Minos & Aeacus, Apulian red-figure krater C4th B.C., Staatliche Antikensammlungen
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