Menelaus

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Men·e·la·us

noun \ˌme-nə-ˈlā-əs\

Definition of MENELAUS

: a king of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of the abducted Helen of Troy

Origin of MENELAUS

Latin, from Greek Menelaos
First Known Use: 13th century

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