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King of Sparta, husband of Helen of Troy
Dares the Phrygian, Menelaus was described as "of moderate stature, auburn-haired, and handsome. He had a pleasing personality." Menelaus was a descendant
Menelaus
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
Tyndareus sacrificed a horse. Helen and Menelaus became rulers of Sparta, after Tyndareus and Leda abdicated. Menelaus and Helen rule in Sparta for at least
Helen_of_Troy
Topics referred to by the same term
and Aerope. Menelaus may also refer to: 1647 Menelaus, Jovian asteroid Menelaus (crater) on the Moon Menelaus of Macedon (various) Menelaus (son of Amyntas
Menelaus_(disambiguation)
Species of butterfly
The Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is one of 30 species of butterfly in the subfamily Morphinae. Its wingspan is about 12 cm (4.7 in), and its
Morpho_menelaus
Figure from Greek mythology
period, Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus took refuge with Tyndareus, King of Sparta. In Sparta, Agamemnon and Menelaus respectively married Tyndareus'
Agamemnon
4th-century BC ruler of Pelagonia
Athenian citizenship and is the "Menelaus, son of Arrhabaeus" honoured as Athenian proxenos in Troy (~ 359 BC) and the Menelaus, commander of the cavalry against
Menelaus_of_Pelagonia
Greek mathematician and astronomer (c. 70–140)
mathematician Francesco Maurolico. The lunar crater Menelaus is named after him. The titles of a few books by Menelaus have been preserved: On the calculation of
Menelaus_of_Alexandria
Menelaus of Macedon (/ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, Menelaos) may refer to: Menelaus, father of Amyntas II or Amyntas III king and grandfather
Menelaus_of_Macedon
Legendary war in Greek mythology
she was reunited with Menelaus. Proteus also told Menelaus that he was destined for Elysium (Heaven) after his death. Menelaus returned to Sparta with
Trojan_War
Australian actor (born 1951)
Importance of Being Earnest as John Worthing (Ernest) (in which his wife, Jane Menelaus, appeared as Gwendolen).[citation needed] In the 1990s Rush appeared in
Geoffrey_Rush
Geometric relation on line segments formed by a line cutting through a triangle
In Euclidean geometry, Menelaus's theorem, named for Menelaus of Alexandria, is a proposition about triangles in plane geometry. Suppose we have a triangle
Menelaus's_theorem
2004 epic historical war film directed by Wolfgang Petersen
his brother Paris forge a peace treaty with Menelaus, King of Sparta. Paris begins an affair with Menelaus' wife, Queen Helen, and he smuggles her aboard
Troy_(film)
King of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Aerope had two sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus, and a daughter Anaxibia. Agamemnon married Clytemnestra, and Menelaus married Helen, her famously attractive
Atreus
Figure in Greek mythology
brother Nicostratus were the sons of Menelaus by a slave, and thus illegitimate, Agamemnon's son Orestes succeeded Menelaus as king of Sparta. Pausanias also
Megapenthes_(son_of_Menelaus)
Trojan prince, second husband of Helen of Troy
thereby Aphrodite. However, Helen was already married to King Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus was away from home, Paris seduced Helen into running away
Paris_(mythology)
Daughter of Menelaus and Helen of Troy
Greek: Ἑρμιόνη, romanized: Hermiónē [hermi.ónɛː]) was the daughter of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and his wife, Helen of Troy. Prior to the Trojan War,
Hermione_(mythology)
Epic film by Christopher Nolan
Clytemnestra's husband, Menelaus's brother, and the commander of the Achaeans during the Trojan War Jon Bernthal as Menelaus, the Greek king of Sparta
The_Odyssey_(2026_film)
High Priest of Israel
high priest Jason and to collect at the same time the sum Menelaus had promised. Menelaus' first act was to seize the sacred vessels in the Temple stores
Menelaus_(High_Priest)
King of Sparta
Idomeneus, and both Menelaus and Agamemnon. All but Odysseus brought many and rich gifts with them. Helen's favourite was Menelaus who, according to some
Tyndareus
King of Salamis
Menelaus (/ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs/; Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, Menelaos), son of Lagus and brother of Ptolemy I Soter (ruler of Egypt), served as priest of the eponymous
Menelaus_(son_of_Lagus)
2003 television miniseries directed by John Kent Harrison
to end it if, in a single duel, Menelaus wins over Paris. Agamemnon poisons Menelaus' javelin. Paris is cut but Menelaus stops the fight and the two men
Helen_of_Troy_(miniseries)
Ancient Greek city with a port in Africa, between Cyrene and Egypt
Menelai Portus or Menelaus Portus or Port of Menelaus (Ancient Greek: Μενελάϊος λίμην), also called Menelaita, was an ancient city with a port on the
Menelai_Portus
Rowland Fothergill of Hensol Castle engaged Menelaus to remodel a corn mill. Persuading him to stay, Menelaus rose to manage Fothergill's Aberdare Ironworks
William_Menelaus
Son of Menelaus and Helen of Troy
Nicostratus' mother was either Menelaus' wife Helen of Troy, or a slave. Although in Homer's Odyssey, the only child of Menelaus and Helen is Hermione, other
Nicostratus_(mythology)
Group of marble sculptures
The Pasquino Group (also known as Menelaus Carrying the Body of Patroclus or Ajax Carrying the Body of Achilles) is a group of marble sculptures that copy
Pasquino_Group
with other names in the area, for Menelaus, husband of Helen and younger brother of Agamemnon in Homer's Iliad. "Menelaus Ridge". Geographic Names Information
Menelaus_Ridge
First part of the "Odyssey"
father's estate. In Book 4 Telemachus visits Menelaus in Sparta. Through the story-telling of Menelaus, Homer further narrates myths of the Trojan War
Telemachy
Epic poem attributed to Homer
the war by fighting a duel with Menelaus. Here, the initial cause of the entire war is explained: Helen, wife of Menelaus, and the most beautiful woman
Iliad
4th-century BC Macedonian general
Philip (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος), son of Menelaus was a Macedonian general of Alexander from the beginning of the Asiatic expedition. In the battle of
Philip_(son_of_Menelaus)
Crater on the Moon
Daubrée. To the northeast is a faint rille system named the Rimae Menelaus. The wall of Menelaus is slightly irregular in outline, with a high, sharp rim and
Menelaus_(crater)
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
these years remains loyal to her husband Menelaus. Helen receives word from the exiled Greek Teucer that Menelaus never returned to Greece from Troy, and
Helen_(play)
Mythological Greek character
Pleisthenes, Pelopia and Aegisthus, and - according to Hyginus - also of Menelaus and Agamemnon. According to Hyginus, Tantalus and Pleisthenes were born
Tantalus_(son_of_Thyestes)
Mythological son of Odysseus
accompanies him to the halls of Menelaus and his wife Helen. While there, Telemachus is again treated as an honored guest as Menelaus and Helen tell complementary
Telemachus
Ancient Greek play by Euripides
awakes. Menelaus arrives at the palace, and he and Orestes discuss the murder and the resulting madness. Tyndareus, Orestes' grandfather and Menelaus' father-in-law
Orestes_(play)
Trojan asteroid
Spartan King Menelaus from Greek mythology. The dark asteroid has a rotation period of 17.7 hours. It is the principal body of the proposed Menelaus cluster
1647_Menelaus
5th-century Macedonian ruler
struggle with the line of Menelaus. The argument is based in part on a line from Aelian's Varia Historia about an Amyntas being Menelaus' son. The alternative
Amyntas_II_of_Macedon
American television series directed by Andrei Konchalovsky
instructs him to sail for Sparta and seek out Menelaus, one of Odysseus' former comrades. When Telemachus finds Menelaus, the king tells him he believes Odysseus
The_Odyssey_(1997_miniseries)
Greek mythological figures
Agamemnon and Menelaus were adopted by their grandfather Atreus. The Pleisthenes who was said to have been the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus is a puzzling
Pleisthenes
Mythological Greek hero in the Trojan War
early battle, Menelaus ill-advisedly goes to the front lines to face Aeneas, a strong fighter for the Trojans. Antilochus goes to join Menelaus, causing Aeneas
Antilochus
Painting by Richard Westall
The Reconciliation of Helen and Paris After His Defeat by Menelaus is an 1805 history painting by the British artist Richard Westall. It depicts a scene
The Reconciliation of Helen and Paris After His Defeat by Menelaus
The_Reconciliation_of_Helen_and_Paris_After_His_Defeat_by_Menelaus
Rock musical written by Jon English and David Mackay
Achilles, John Waters as Agamemnon, Philip Quast as Patroclus, Joe Fagin as Menelaus, Harry Nilsson as Ulysses, as well as Demis Roussos, David Atkins and Barry
Paris_(Jon_English_musical)
Helen (Ἑλένη), wife of Paris and former wife of Menelaus, the King of Sparta. Paris visited Menelaus in Sparta. With the assistance of Aphrodite, Paris
List_of_Homeric_characters
Naval battle during the Wars of the Diadochi
Ptolemy's brother Menelaus. After landing on the northeastern part of the island, Demetrius marched to Salamis, defeated Menelaus in a battle, and laid
Battle_of_Salamis_(306_BC)
Jewish rebellion against the Seleucids
Josephus's account directly blames Menelaus for convincing Antiochus IV to issue his anti-Jewish decrees. Alcimus, Menelaus's replacement as High Priest, is
Maccabean_Revolt
High Priest of Israel
BC when he sent Menelaus, the brother of Simon the Benjamite, to deliver money to Antiochus IV at the Seleucid capital Antioch. Menelaus took this opportunity
Jason_(High_Priest)
Legendary Greek king of Ithaca
mass of the shining sheep-flocks." In the same book Antenor recalls that "Menelaus with his broad shoulders was the taller, but Odysseus was the more imposing
Odysseus
Play by William Shakespeare
character is referred to as Odysseus.) Menelaus, King of Sparta, brother to Agamemnon Helen, wife to Menelaus, living with Paris Thersites, a deformed
Troilus_and_Cressida
1977 Greek film
just before the Trojan War. Helen, Menelaus' wife, ran away to Troy with Paris, Priam's son. Agamemnon, Menelaus' brother and the King of Argos, gathered
Iphigenia_(film)
Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
Andromache Chorus of Phthian women Hermione – daughter of Menelaus, wife of Neoptolemus Menelaus – king of Sparta Molossus – son of Andromache and Neoptolemus
Andromache_(play)
Australian TV series
Vanessa Young Bishanyia Vincent as Lily Powell Damien Strouthos as Alexi Menelaus Nic Cassim as Simon Cavanaugh Rachel Gordon as Emily Cavanaugh Daniel Mitchell
The Twelve (Australian TV series)
The_Twelve_(Australian_TV_series)
Prophetic god of bodies of water in Greek mythology
oracular Old Man of the Sea and herdsman of the sea-beasts. In the Odyssey, Menelaus relates to Telemachus that he had been becalmed here on his journey home
Proteus
Ironworks and steelworks near Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Clark took rapid steps to improve management controls, bringing in William Menelaus as general manager. The pair worked closely together and Dowlais again
Dowlais_Ironworks
Frigate of the Royal Navy
HMS Menelaus was a Royal Navy 38-gun fifth rate frigate, launched in 1810 at Plymouth. Menelaus entered service in 1810 under the command of Captain Peter
HMS_Menelaus_(1810)
Theorem about triangles
Chay'va; cevian is pronounced chev'ian.) The theorem is very similar to Menelaus' theorem in that their equations differ only in sign. By re-writing each
Ceva's_theorem
housing the Menelaion, a temple to Menelaus, where it was believed that the bodies of Helen of Troy and Menelaus were buried. Herodotus writes that there
Therapne
King of Egypt in Greek mythology
Paris and seized the treasure stolen from Menelaus, intending to return both Helen and the treasure to Menelaus, to whom they were rightfully due. Proteus
Proteus_(king_of_Egypt)
Topics referred to by the same term
(Didius blue morpho) Morpho helenor (Helenor blue morpho) Morpho menelaus (Menelaus blue morpho) Morpho peleides (Peleides blue morpho) Morpho rhetenor
Blue_morpho
1956 film by Robert Wise
Helen's husband, king Menelaus, Agamemnon, Odysseus, Achilles and many other Greek kings debating whether to go to war with Troy. Menelaus, who is denied by
Helen_of_Troy_(film)
Name list
derived from the Greek messenger god Hermes. Hermione was the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology. It was also the name of an early Christian
Hermione_(given_name)
2018 British-American miniseries
the young prince of Troy, and Helen of Sparta, wife of the Greek king Menelaus, fall in love and leave Sparta together for Troy. Louis Hunter as Paris/Alexander
Troy:_Fall_of_a_City
Greek mythological figure in the Iliad
Patroclus before the Achaean hero was killed by Hector, and was then killed by Menelaus in the fight for Patroclus' body. Tzetzes relates that Euphorbus was the
Euphorbus
Geometry of the surface of a sphere
geometry of the sphere, and Menelaus of Alexandria, who wrote a book on spherical trigonometry called Sphaerica and developed Menelaus' theorem. The Book of
Spherical_geometry
City-state in ancient Greece
foundations and clay walls. The Menelaion is a shrine associated with Menelaus, located east of Sparta, by the river Eurotas, on the hill Profitis Ilias
Sparta
Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
felt he should be given Achilles' armor, but the two kings, Agamemnon and Menelaus, awarded it instead to Odysseus. Ajax became furious and decided to kill
Ajax_(play)
Species of butterfly
It is considered, by some authors,[who?] to be a subspecies of Morpho menelaus. The genus Morpho is palatable but some species (such as M. amathonte)
Morpho_amathonte
4th-century BC Macedonian
Menelaus (Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, romanized: Menelaos) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and
Menelaus_(son_of_Amyntas_III)
Archaeological site in Laconia, Greece
offered to Helen, wife of Menelaus). This inscription confirms Ross's view that the building was heroon dedicated to Menelaus and Helen. A second dedication
Menelaion
Mythical friend of Orestes
Strophius and Anaxibia, the daughter of Atreus and sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus. He is mostly known for his relationship with his cousin Orestes, son of
Pylades
Genus of brush-footed butterflies
menelaus Morpho godarti (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) – Godart's morpho – or as a subspecies of M. menelaus Morpho menelaus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Menelaus blue
Morpho_(genus)
Epic poem attributed to Homer
Agamemnon's brother Menelaus, who in turn describes his encounter with the shape-shifting god known as the Old Man of the Sea. Menelaus says he learned from
Odyssey
triangles were also known, particularly the method of Menelaus of Alexandria, who developed "Menelaus' theorem" to deal with spherical problems. However
History_of_trigonometry
Figure from Greek mythology
brother Menelaus, King of Sparta, competed as suitors for Clytemnestra and Helen's hands, with Agamemnon marrying Clytemnestra and Menelaus marrying
Clytemnestra
Species of butterfly
Nymphalidae. It is considered, by some authors, to be a subspecies of Morpho menelaus. Morpho didius has a wingspan reaching 150 millimetres (5.9 in), making
Morpho_didius
Greek mythological character
had been stripped of armor by Hector and protected on the battlefield by Menelaus and Ajax. Achilles did not allow the burial of Patroclus's body until the
Patroclus
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
June 2017. "USS Menelaus (ARL-13)". NavSource. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2017. Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Menelaus (ARL-13). Photo
USS_Menelaus
Agrippa Andronicus Cleomedes Geminus Hephaestio Macrobius Martianus Capella Menelaus Porphyry Posidonius Proclus Ptolemy Sosigenes of Alexandria Sosigenes the
List of ancient Greek astronomers
List_of_ancient_Greek_astronomers
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Descendants of Greek mythical figure Atreus, especially: Agamemnon Menelaus House Atreides, a fictional noble family in Frank Herbert's Dune universe
Atreides
Last extant work of Greek playwright Euripides
however, because it is intercepted by Menelaus, Agamemnon's brother, who is enraged over his change of heart. To Menelaus, this is not only a personal blow
Iphigenia_in_Aulis
Mythical prince of Troy
Menelaus and Odysseus had to restrain the men inside from responding. During the sack of Troy, Deiphobus was slain by either Odysseus or Menelaus, and
Deiphobus
King of Macedonia from 393/2 to 370 BC
Through Gygaea, Amyntas had three more sons: Archelaus, Arrhidaeus, and Menelaus. Unlike Eurydice's children, none of Gygaea's sons ascended to the throne
Amyntas_III_of_Macedon
Species of gastropod
Albinaria menelaus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. The
Albinaria_menelaus
Nymph in Greek mythology
Cnossia was a nymph or slave in Greek mythology. By Menelaus, king of Sparta, she mothered a son named Xenodamus. Due to her name, she is associated with
Cnossia
Character in Greek Mythology
Patroclus is killed, Hector tries to steal his body. Ajax, assisted by Menelaus, succeeds in fighting off the Trojans and taking the body back with his
Ajax_the_Great
Several men in Greek mythology
her husband Menelaus stopped in Egypt during his journey back home and was reunited with Helen. Helen lied to Theoclymenus about Menelaus dying, and asked
Theoclymenus_(mythology)
mythology, Aethiolas or Aithiolas was a Spartan prince as the son of King Menelaus and his wife Helen or a concubine. He and his brother Nicostratus were
Aethiolas
Ancient Greek analogue astronomical computer
Eudoxus Geminus Heraclides Hicetas Hipparchus Hippocrates of Chios Hypsicles Menelaus Meton Oenopides Philip of Opus Philolaus Posidonius Ptolemy Pytheas Seleucus
Antikythera_mechanism
Helmsman of Menelaus in Greek mythology
Canobus from (Ancient Greek: Κάνωβος) was the pilot of the ship of King Menelaus of Sparta during the Trojan War. Canopus is described as a handsome young
Canopus_(mythology)
Trojan hero in Greek mythology
reinforcements. In the tenth year of the war, observing Paris avoiding combat with Menelaus, Hector scolds him with having brought trouble on his whole country and
Hector
Greek mythical character, daughter of Menetus
In Greek mythology, Antianeira (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιανείρης), also called Laothoe, was a daughter of Menetes (Menetus)and mother of the Argonauts Eurytus
Antianeira (daughter of Menetes)
Antianeira_(daughter_of_Menetes)
Figure in Greek mythology
first cousin Hermione, daughter of Menelaus and Helen. Things soon changed after Orestes committed matricide: Menelaus then gave his daughter to Neoptolemus
Orestes
High Priest during the Second Temple period
was undermined by his brother Menelaus; neither was a Levite, but brothers of Simon and thus Benjaminites. When Menelaus removed some vessels from the
Onias_III
Princess from Greek mythology
wife of Plisthenes, who begat Agamemnon and Menelaus. However elsewhere he says that Agamemnon and Menelaus were the sons of Aerope and Atreus and that
Aerope
Group in Greek mythology
of Tyndareus. Her future husband Menelaus did not attend but sent his brother Agamemnon to represent him. Menelaus was chosen because he had the most
Suitors_of_Helen
2011 novel by Madeline Miller
He is then obliged to take a blood oath in defense of her marriage to Menelaus. After Patroclus accidentally kills the son of one of his father's nobles
The_Song_of_Achilles
American actor (born 1976)
Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), an upcoming adaptation of the Odyssey, as Menelaus. In June 2025, it was confirmed that Bernthal would reprise his role as
Jon_Bernthal
Theme in Ancient Greek literature
back home from Troy were Menelaus, Nestor, and Odysseus. Those three recount their adventures to others in the epic. With Menelaus, in Book Four, he tells
Nostos
mother, by Menelaus, of Megapenthes. Homer's Odyssey, and the geographer Pausanias, mention that Megapenthes was the illegitimate son of Menelaus, king of
Pieris_(mythology)
In Greek mythology the daughter of Dias
accounts the mother, or grandmother, of Agamemnon and Menelaus. Most accounts have Agamemnon and Menelaus, as the sons of Atreus, the son of Pelops, and Aerope
Cleolla
the fourth song of the cycle "Menelaus." The character Menelaus appears both in Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. Menelaus is the King of Sparta whose
Four Last Songs (Vaughan Williams)
Four_Last_Songs_(Vaughan_Williams)
Mythical Trojan prince and seer
Troy, and attacked their camp in the Iliad. He is wounded in the hand by Menelaus and forced to retreat. In the final year of the Trojan War, Helenus vied
Helenus_(son_of_Priam)
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Muslim
Respectful, Respected
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Hindu, Indian
Garland
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wise
Boy/Male
Hindu
Hopeful
Male
Danish
, harsh, severe.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Godess Durga
Girl/Female
French
A feminine form of John: God is gracious. Famous Bearer: 15th-century French heroine Jeanne d'Arc...
Biblical
the father's joy,father, i.e. source, of joy
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English, Latin
Honey; Blend of Melissa and Linda; Sweet
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