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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Rush has been married to actress Jane Menelaus since 1988.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Helen married King Menelaus of Sparta, then ran off with Paris from Troy, precipitating the 10-year Trojan War as a Greek alliance fought to get Helen back.
—Karl Kirchwey, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Nick Hilden, CNN, 10 May 2023
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Keith Langston, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Helen married King Menelaus of Sparta, then ran off with Paris from Troy, precipitating the 10-year Trojan War as a Greek alliance fought to get Helen back.
—Karl Kirchwey, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Nick Hilden, CNN, 10 May 2023
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“Menelaus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Menelaus. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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