Son of Zeus and Europa, brother of Minos, praised for his piety, justice, and wisdom, he married Hercules' mother Alcmene after the death of Amphitryon. Later legend makes him the judge of the dead along with Æacus and Minos.

See also:

Aeneid and Vergil feature
Hades' Realm in the Aeneid

Aeneas Book VI Glossary Entries

Aeneas
Anchises
Cerberus
Charon
Deiphobus
Dido
Elysium/Elysian Fields
Furies
Hercules
Jupiter
Lethe
Misenus
Palinurus
Priam
Proserpine
Rhadamanthus
Sibyl
Sisyphus

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