Menelaus

[ men-l-ey-uh s ]

/ ˌmɛn lˈeɪ əs /

noun

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.

Example sentences from the Web for menelaus

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

‘A Sustained Sense of Violation’: When Bad House Guests Invade Literature |Matt Seidel |July 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Human law has given you to Menelaus, but divine law makes you mine.

Washington Square Plays |Various
Even Menelaus feels it the moment he recovers from his wrath.

Woman in the Nineteenth Century |Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Then he took heart, but Agamemnon heaved a deep sigh as he held Menelaus's hand in his own, and his comrades made moan in concert.

The Iliad |Homer

From here Ulysses and Menelaus were sent to that city as envoys to demand a return of Helen and the stolen property.

Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) |Charles Morris
Menelaus followed these directions, taking with him three of his bravest warriors, as Idothea also advised.

The Story of Troy |Michael Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for menelaus

Menelaus

/ (ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs) /

noun

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

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