Menelaus
Speech parts
1. Menelaus - Noun
2. Menelaus - Proper noun
Meaning
(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen
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Examples
After Pandarus wounds Menelaus with an arrow the fight begins again.
As happened to many Greeks, Menelaus' homebound fleet was blown by storms to Crete and Egypt where they were unable to sail away because the wind was calm.
Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta.
In Book 4, while the Greeks and Trojans squabble over the duel’s winner, Athena inspires the Trojan Pandarus to shoot Menelaus with his bow and arrow.
Built early 8th century BC it was believed by Spartans to be the home of Menelaus.
Despite their enmity toward him, Odysseus persuades the kings Menelaus and Agamemnon to grant Ajax a proper burial.