Menelaus

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Related Terms • Helen of Troy • Agamemnon • Paris

Definition: Menelaus was the king of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon. When Menelaus married Helen, a promise was extracted from all the rejected suitor-princes that they would come to the aid of Menelaus should anyone try to abduct her. Paris, a prince of Troy was a guest in the palace of Menelaus when he decided to steal Helen. The Trojan War was fought to bring Helen back from Troy to Menelaus.

Pronunciation: me-ne-lay'-os • (noun)

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House of Atreus
Menelaus was from the cursed House of Atreus.

The Story of the Trojan War

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