Menelaus

[ men-l-ey-uhs ]

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a king of Sparta, the husband of Helen and brother of Agamemnon, to whom he appealed for an army against Troy in order to recover Helen from her abductor, Paris.

Menelaus

/ ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs /

noun

1. Greek myth a king of Sparta and the brother of Agamemnon. He was the husband of Helen, whose abduction led to the Trojan War

Example Sentences

Aided by some divine meddling, Paris performs the consummate indignity against his host Menelaus by absconding with his wife.

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But Menelaus being convicted, promised Ptolemee to give him much money to persuade the king to favour him.

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And in Gazarim, Andronicus and Menelaus, who bore a more heavy hand upon the citizens than the rest.

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The sword of Menelaus broke into three or four pieces when he smote the helmet ridge of Paris.

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Menelaus takes a spear, and goes to look for Agamemnon, whom he finds arming himself beside his ship.

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Many others volunteer, but Agamemnon bids Diomede choose his own companion, with a very broad hint not to take Menelaus.

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