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.

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How to use Menelaus in a sentence

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

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
  • Many others volunteer, but Agamemnon bids Diomede choose his own companion, with a very broad hint not to take Menelaus.

    Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for Menelaus

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

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