King
Menelaus
Μενέλαος
Overview
King of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon and husband of Helen.
Generation
Trojan War
Family Cycle
The House of Atreus
Menelaus belongs to the dynasty whose story connects Atreus and Thyestes with Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, Orestes and the cycle of inherited revenge.
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Tyndareus and the Suitors of Helen
Suitor who becomes Helen's husband -
The Judgment of Paris
Husband of Helen -
Antenor and the Embassy to Troy
Husband seeking the return of Helen -
The Trojan War
Husband of Helen -
The Fall of Troy
Recovers Helen -
Menelaus and Proteus
Greek king who captures Proteus and forces him to reveal the way home