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Menelaus

his wife, Helen, was also Paris’s lover. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad]
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Menelaus

 

in ancient Greek mythology, Spartan king and husband of Helen. Menelaus was one of the best known figures of the Trojan War. After the Achaean armies conquered Troy, Menelaus and Helen wandered over the world for many years before they were finally able to return to Sparta. According to the myth, after his death Menelaus was borne to the legendary Elysian fields.

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