Menelaus
In Greek meethologie, Menelaus (/ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs/; Greek: Μενέλαος, Menelaos, frae < μένος· vigor, rage, pouer + λαός· fowk, wrath o the fowk) wis a king o Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband o Helen o Troy, an a central figur in the Trojan War.
He wis the son o Atreus an Aerope, brither o Agamemnon, king o Mycenae an, accordin tae the Iliad, leader o the Spartan contingent o the Greek airmy during the War. Prominent in baith the Iliad an Odyssey, Menelaus wus an aa popular in Greek vase pentin an Greek tragedy, the latter mair as a hero o the Trojan War nor as a member o the doomed Hoose o Atreus.
| Menelaus | |
|---|---|
| Keeng o Sparta | |
_-_n._4140_-_Roma_-_Vaticano_-_Menelao_-_Busto_in_marmo.jpg) Marble bust o Menelaus | |
| Predecessor | Tyndareus |
| Wife | Helen o Troy |
| Issue Hermione Nicostratus Megapenthes Aithiolas Maraphius Pleisthenes | |
| Faither | Atreus |
| Mither | Aerope |
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