< Rhadamanthus, son of Hephaestus >
1 Origin
Rhadamanthus (or Rhadamanthys) was born in Crete in 1635 BC.
Rhadamanthus' father was Hephaestus, son of Talos. [Paus.8.53.5]
Rhadamanthus' mother was Cabeiro. [Estimated from Strabo.10.4.8]
2 Others
Rhadamanthus was an ancient king of Crete who was modeled after Minos. [Strabo.10.4.8]
Talos' father, Cres, was king of the Eteocretans. [Paus.8.53.5, Diod.5.64.1]
< Rhadamanthus, son of Lycastus >
1 Origin
Rhadamanthus (or Rhadamanthys) was born in 1300 BC in Troad, northwest of the Anatolian peninsula. [Estimated from Plato.Gor.524a, Plut.Mor.121c, and Suda.mu.1092]
Rhadamanthus' father was Lycastus. [Estimated from Diod.4.60.3]
2 Family
Rhadamanthus had a son, Erythrus. [Diod.5.79.1, Paus.7.3.7]
Rhadamanthus married Alcmena, daughter of Electryon. [Apo.2.4.11, 3.1.2, GrAntho.3.13, Plut.Lysa.28, TzeAdLyco.50]
3 Others
In 1295 BC, Rhadamanthus emigrated from the Troad. [Estimated from Plato.Gor.524a, Plut.Mor.121c, and Suda.mu.1092]
It is believed that the reason for his emigrated was that he fought on the side of Assaracus, son of Tros, in the struggle for the succession to the throne of Wilusa (Troy), and was defeated.
Rhadamanthus fled to the islands near Ionia and Caria. [Diod.5.84.3]
Probably, Rhadamanthus was accompanied by Leleges, who lived in the Troad.
In 1294 BC, the Leleges, who had fled to the island, were able to return to the mainland with the help of the Cretans. [Strabo.12.8.5]
In 1264 BC, Rhadamanthus led the Cretans in a battle against Nisus, king of Megara, and Megareus, son-in-law of Nisus. [Estimated from Apo.3.15.8 and Paus.1.39.5]
Rhadamanthus captured Onchestus in Boeotia, which had been occupied by Megareus. [Apo.2.4.11, Plut.Lysa.28]
In 1256 BC, Rhadamanthus sided with the Thebans and won a battle against the Minyans. [Estimated from Apo.2.4.11, Diod.4.10.5, and Strabo.9.2.40]
Rhadamanthus married Alcmena, wife of Amphitryon, who died in the battle, and lived in Ocaleae. [Apo.2.4.11, 3.1.2, GrAntho.3.13, Plut.Lysa.28, TzeAdLyco.50]
In 1243 BC, Alcmena emigrated with Heracles from Tiryns to Pheneus in Arcadia. [Diod.4.33.2]
So it seems likely that Rhadamanthus died before this.
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