Menelaus

Menelaos

The suitor who marries Helen and begins the Trojan War in order to retrieve her from Paris.

Genealogy

Aerope

Atreus, Plisthenes

Agamemnon

Helen

Hermione, Megapenthes, Nicostratus, Xenodamus

Groups
  1. The Sons of Atreus
  2. Suitors of Helen
  3. Trojan War
Places
  1. Aetolia
  2. Amyclae
  3. Augeae
  4. Bryseae
  5. Crete
  6. Cyprus
  7. Egypt
  8. Elysian Fields
  9. Greece
  10. Helos
  11. Laas
  12. Libya
  13. Messe
  14. Mycenae
  15. Oetylus
  16. Pharis
  17. Phoenicia
  18. Scaean Gate
  19. Sicyon
  20. Sparta
  21. Sunium
  22. Troy
  23. Unknown
Events
  1. Agamemnon and Menelaus are sent to Polyphides
  2. Agamemnon and Menelaus are sent to Oeneus
  3. Agamemnon and Menelaus banish Thyestes to Cytheria
  4. Menelaus marries Helen
  5. Paris visits Menelaus in Sparta
  6. Menelaus goes to Crete to give funeral rites to his grandfather
  7. Menelaus asks Agamemnon to gather an army against Troy
  8. Menelaus, Odysseus and Talthybius try to persuade Cinyras to join the war
  9. Odysseus and Menelaus demand the return of Helen
  10. The Trojans refuse to return Helen to Menelaus and Odysseus
  11. Pandarus breaks the truce between the Greeks and the Trojans
  12. Menelaus kills Deiphobus
  13. Menelaus takes Helen to the Greek ships
  14. Agamemnon and Menelaus disagree about their departure from Troy
  15. Menelaus is overtaken by a storm
  16. Menelaus arrives in Egypt
  17. Menelaus arrives at Sunium
  18. Menelaus is driven from Sunium to Crete
  19. Menelaus discovers Helen at the court of Proteus
  20. Menelaus wanders through Libya
  21. Menelaus wanders through Phoenicia
  22. Menelaus wanders through Cyprus
  23. Menelaus wanders through Egypt
  24. Menelaus finds Orestes
  25. Menelaus regains control of Sparta
  26. Hera makes Menelaus immortal
  27. Menelaus and Helen reside together in the Elysian Fields
  28. Greek kings compete to marry Helen
  29. Tyndareus chooses Menelaus as Helen’s bridegroom
  30. Tyndareus gives Menelaus the kingdom of Sparta
  31. Menelaus urges his men to fight
  32. Agamemnon sacrifices a bull to Zeus
  33. Agamemnon prays to Zeus that he might kill Hector
  34. Menelaus and the Spartans send ships to Troy
  35. Menelaus reminds the other kings of Greece of their vows to protect his marriage to Helen
  36. Odysseus and Menelaus rescue Glaucus
  37. Menelaus answers Paris’ challenge to single combat
  38. Paris runs in fear from Menelaus
  39. Menelaus agrees to fight Paris in single combat
  40. Helen identifies the Achaean champions for Priam
  41. Paris and Menelaus put on their armor
  42. Paris and Menelaus fight for possession of Helen
  43. Aphrodite saves Paris’ life by intervening in his fight with Menelaus
  44. Menelaus searches the battlefield for Paris
  45. Athena deflects Pandarus’ arrow so that Menelaus is only trivially wounded
  46. Agamemnon and Menelaus discuss Menelaus’ arrow wound
  47. Agamemnon sends Talthybius to find Machaon
  48. Machaon applies treats Menelaus’ wound
  49. Menelaus kills Scamandrius
  50. Menelaus and Antilochus dissuade Aeneas from pressing his attack
  51. Menelaus and Antilochus kill Pylamenes and Mydon
  52. Hector, Ares, and Enyo lead the Trojans in pursuit of Menelaus and Antilochus
  53. Adrastus is captured and begs Menelaus to spare his life and take him as a hostage
  54. Menelaus reproaches the Achaeans for their cowardice
  55. Menelaus prepares to fight Hector, but Agamemnon talks him out of it
  56. Nestor tells the Achaeans that none of them have what it takes to face Hector
  57. Idaios delivers Paris’ offer of restoration to the Achaean chieftains
  58. Euneus sends wine to Agamemnon and Menelaus
  59. Menelaus, unable to sleep, seeks out his brother, Agamemnon
  60. Agamemnon instructs Menelaus to call Ajax, Idomeneus, and every man along the way
  61. Diomedes, Meriones, Thrasymedes, and the rest of the chiefs of the Achaeans come together in council
  62. Nestor asks the chiefs of the Achaeans for a volunteer to spy on the Trojans
  63. The two Ajaxes, Meriones, Thrasymedes, Menelaus, and Odysseus volunteer to accompany Diomedes on his mission to spy on the Trojan host
  64. Antimachus proposes in council that Menelaus and Odysseus should be killed
  65. Menelaus and Ajax come to the aid of Odysseus
  66. Menelaus injures Helenus’ bow arm
  67. Menelaus kills Peisandros
  68. Harpalion attacks Menelaus
  69. Meges and Menelaus kill Dolops
  70. Hector and Melanippus stop Meges and Menelaus from stripping Dolops of his armour
  71. Menelaus kills Thoas
  72. Menelaus learns of Patroclus’ death
  73. Menelaus protects Patroclus’ body from the Trojans
  74. Euphorbus tries to get Patroclus’ body from Menelaus
  75. Menelaus kills Euphorbus and strips him of his armour
  76. Menelaus leaves Patroclus’ body to find Ajax
  77. Menelaus returns to Patroclus’ body with Ajax
  78. Athena fills Menelaus with strength
  79. Menelaus kills Podes
  80. Menelaus sends Antilochus to tell Achilles of Patroclus’ death
  81. Antilochus leaves the battlefield to find Achilles
  82. Menelaus and Meriones carry Patroclus’ body off the battlefield
  83. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Achaeans compete in a chariot race
  84. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Menelaus chariot races using his horse and one of Agamemnon’s
  85. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Antilochus passes Menelaus
  86. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Menelaus comes in third place
  87. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Menelaus gets angry at Antilochus
  88. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Menelaus wants Antilochus to swear he didn’t cheat
  89. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Antilochus gives his prize to Menelaus
  90. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Menelaus gives second prize back to Antilochus
  91. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Chariot race: Menelaus takes third prize
  92. Demetrius defeats Menelaus and Ptolemy at sea
  93. Menelaus and Antilokhos recover the bodies of Crethon and Orsilochus from Aeneas
  94. Menelaus agrees to take Adrastus alive, but is stopped by Agamemnon
  95. Menelaus kills Hyperenor
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 2.2
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.9
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 11.1
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 11.2
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.15
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 2.16
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.3
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.6
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.9
  11. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.12
  12. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.28
  13. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.1
  14. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.21
  15. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.22
  16. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.1
  17. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 6.29
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 155
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 405
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 585
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 15
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 30
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 39
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 58
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 85
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 95
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 121
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 139
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 161
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 203
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 228
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 245
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 267
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 302
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 330
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 340
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 355
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 369
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 395
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 428
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 436
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 447
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 456
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 1
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 85
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 104
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 129
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 141
  49. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 148
  50. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 154
  51. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 184
  52. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 188
  53. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 193
  54. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 198
  55. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 208
  56. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 220
  57. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 48
  58. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 541
  59. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 561
  60. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 576
  61. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 711
  62. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 28
  63. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 51
  64. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 61
  65. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 92
  66. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 103
  67. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 365
  68. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 379
  69. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 464
  70. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 261
  71. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 25
  72. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 34
  73. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 42
  74. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 60
  75. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 102
  76. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 227
  77. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 240
  78. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 122
  79. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 136
  80. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 456
  81. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 472
  82. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 581
  83. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 586
  84. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 601
  85. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 640
  86. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 643
  87. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 508
  88. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 536
  89. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 565
  90. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 306
  91. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 1
  92. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 18
  93. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 34
  94. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 43
  95. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 82
  96. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 106
  97. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 122
  98. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 233
  99. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 246
  100. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 507
  101. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 550
  102. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 561
  103. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 567
  104. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 582
  105. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 626
  106. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 648
  107. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 656
  108. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 673
  109. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 695
  110. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 700
  111. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 715
  112. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 722
  113. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 735
  114. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 287
  115. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 349
  116. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 401
  117. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 417
  118. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 429
  119. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 514
  120. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 566
  121. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 586
  122. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 596
  123. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 6.6
  124. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 33.8
  125. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 13.3
  126. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 17.3
  127. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 18.6
  128. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 2, Section 22.6
  129. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 1.5
  130. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 12.6
  131. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 14.6
  132. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.13
  133. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 18.16
  134. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 19.9
  135. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.2
  136. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 3, Section 22.10
  137. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 4, Section 1.4
  138. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 8.3
  139. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 18.3
  140. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 5, Section 22.2
  141. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 6, Section 25.3
  142. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 7, Section 21.8
  143. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 23.4
  144. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 8, Section 53.5
  145. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 16.4
  146. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.2
  147. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 25.3
  148. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.3
  149. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.7
  150. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 26.8
  151. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 10, Section 33.2
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