person
Minos
also: Μίνως
Legendary king of Crete, father of Ariadne; in the underworld his shade sits as judge of the dead, holding a golden staff.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §11.253 Minos of the deadly mind
Legendary king of Crete and Ariadne's father; later in this same book his shade appears again as judge of the dead.
- The Odyssey §11.566 Minos, the glorious son of Zeus
Seen here in his afterlife role, seated with a golden staff, judging the cases of the dead.