Menelaus
noun
Men·e·la·us
ˌme-nə-ˈlā-əs 
: a king of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of the abducted Helen of Troy
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It was supposedly waged by illustrious figures including Priam, Hector, and Paris on the Trojan side, and Menelaus, Agamemnon, Achilles and Odysseus on the other.
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“Menelaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Menelaus. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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