MENELAUS

mĕnəlāˈəs, in Greek mythology, king of Sparta, son of Atreus. He was the husband of Helen, father of Hermione, and younger brother of Agamemnon. When Paris, prince of Troy, abducted Helen, Menelaus asked the other Greek kings to join him in an expedition against Troy, beginning the Trojan War. Menelaus, although subordinate to Agamemnon, took a prominent part in the war. After the fall of Troy, he became reconciled with Helen, but before they finally reached Sparta they experienced a long series of adventures. Menelaus appears in the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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books on: Menelaus  - 1606 results

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Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays
Book by Rank Shay, Pierre Loving; Stewart & Kidd, 1920
Subjects: Drama--Collections
MENELAUS very significantly . So you would give...the sight will be worth the forfeit. MENELAUS suddenly jumping up . It shall be as you...PARIS buoyantly . Venus has smiled on me. MENELAUS. In there beyond the library you will...
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Vol. 3
Book by Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Everett F. Harrison, Roland K. Harrison, William Sanford Lasor, Lawrence T. Geraty, Edgar W. Smith; W.B. Eerdmans, 1979
Subjects: Bible--Dictionaries
...1957), 31f. R. J. A. SHERIFFS MENELAUS mena-laas lGk. Mpf)f...priest Jason and gave the office to Menelaus. According to 2 Macc. 4:23-26, in 171 B.C. Jason sent Menelaus to Antiochus to pay the tributes...
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Ancient Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Science
Book by Michael Davis; Southern Illinois University Press, 1988
Subjects: Ajax (Greek mythology) in literature, Descartes, Rene--1596-1650--Discours de la methode, Plato--Meno, Science--History, Science--Philosophy, Sophocles--Ajax
...die and depend on others to bury him. Menelaus principle is that the small, because...to be obeyed, clearly Ajax surpasses Menelaus. If superior virtue is the criterion...unto themselves. The implication of Menelaus speech is that the law nomos by which...
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The Odyssey Re-Formed
Book by Frederick Ahl, Hanna M. Roisman; Cornell University Press, 1996
Subjects: Epic Poetry, Greek--History And Criticism, Homer--Odyssey, Odysseus (Greek Mythology) In Literature
of course, knows who Menelaus is 4.49ff. . But when does Menelaus realize who his guests are? The Muse leaves us to...visitors allow for several possibilities. At first, Menelaus addresses his visitors in the dual, as a pair, but...
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A Narratological Commentary on the Odyssey
Book by Irene J. F. De Jong; Cambridge University Press, 2001
Subjects: Epic Poetry, Greek--History And Criticism, Homer--Odyssey, Narration (Rhetoric), Odysseus (Greek Mythology) In Literature, Rhetoric, Ancient
...his earlier admiring focalization of Menelaus palace, Telemachus voices to Pisistratus...the youths words are overheard by Menelaus, who reacts with a sad relativization...effort to hide them, are noticed by Menelaus, who is beginning to guess who he is...
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journal articles on: Menelaus  - 88 results

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1.
Paradox of Origin(ality): John Barth's 'Menelaiad.'
Journal article by Benzi Zhang; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 32, 1995
Subjects: Barth, John--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Fiction--Technique, Mythology--Usage, Narration (Rhetoric)--Technique, Short stories, American--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...stories. In re-creating his tale of Menelaus, Barth weaves into the narrative network...dehistoricizes" the narrative voice of Menelaus who trans-tells the iterable tale...iterability" of his-story makes Menelaus not only eternally "dehistoricized...
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The Silence of the Virgins: Comparing Euripides' Hippolytus and Theonoe
Journal article by J. H. Kim On Chong-Gossard; Antichthon, Vol. 38, 2004
Subjects: Evacuations & rescues, Women
...persuade Helen to consult Theonoe about Menelaus whereabouts. Again, Theonoes knowledge...is full of excitement at learning of Menelaus survival from a woman ... (530...after the recognition scene, Helen warns Menelaus that their plans for escape first require...
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Report from Vienna
Journal article by Dan Venning; Western European Stages, Vol. 22, 2010
Subjects: Bondy, Luc, Euripides (484-06 BC), Schmidt, Volker, Stein, Peter (Director), Theater, Vienna Austria
...woman who remained deeply in love with Menelaus? In Euripides version, Helen never...After the Trojan War, Helen learns that Menelaus has landed in Egypt, and the two reunite...Theonoe, convinces Theoklymenos that Menelaus is in fact a messenger bearing news of...
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Aeschylus' Pandora-Helen in the Agamemnon
Journal article by A. Doyle; Akroterion, 2009
Subjects: Ghosts, Greek mythology, Soldiers
...charge of her sexuality by abandoning Menelaus for a new lover, Paris, results in...resonates in Helens effect on Paris, Menelaus and those who fight for her. Helen as...the other valuables Paris stole from Menelaus. The object of the war is always, Helen...
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Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans
Journal article by Christine Evans; TheatreForum, 2009
...the conquering army. 20s. Latino. MENELAUS. Helens slighted husband; led the army...call back. ( To Lotte) My husband, Menelaus. He always used to do this. Get some...Ive missed you so very much . . . (Menelaus hangs up.) - Hello? -Oh. These important...
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magazine articles on: Menelaus  - 38 results

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The Battle of Caulk's Field
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, August 2009
...his final command, the 38-gun HMS Menelaus, with orders to undertake a combat cruise...Atlantic coast port of Lorient, the Menelaus captured a Spanish treasure ship. Shortly...account, as he was about to leave the Menelaus on a raid into American territory, Sir...
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Ancient Greek Tales for Today
Magazine article by Irene Waters; Contemporary Review, Vol. 278, June 2001
Subjects: Gods, Greek--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greece--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Greeks--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theater--History
...took his brothers sons, Agamemnon and Menelaus, into his care after their father was...today. Agamemnon prefers to wait until Menelaus returns from an ambassadorial mission...ridiculed by the sailors as a cuckold, Menelaus still loves Helen. After they are re...
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Helen the Whore and the Curse of Beauty: Bettany Hughes Asks Why the Story of a Beautiful Woman over 2,500 Years Ago Still Has the Power to Inflame Men's Passions
Magazine article by Bettany Hughes; History Today, Vol. 55, November 2005
Subjects: Greek history, to 330 (Ancient period), Trojan War--Causes of, Women--Portrayals
...partners--the hero Theseus, her husband Menelaus, her lover Paris, her second Trojan...from the East: brought, as gifts for Menelaus and the Spartan court. Euripides queen...interrogates Helen: were the halls of Menelaus not large enough for your luxury to wanton...
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The Fate of Stories
Magazine article by Bruce Jackson; The Antioch Review, Vol. 60, Winter 2002
Subjects: Creative writing--Methods, Fiction--Evaluation, Storytelling--Evaluation
...long poem filled with storytellers. Menelaus is telling his visitor, Odysseuss twenty...the past, present, and future, but Menelaus wouldnt get to hear them unless he could...Proteus wearied of trying to escape. Menelaus held on as Proteus transformed himself...
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Three Parts Comedy, One Part Tragedy: Euripides Updated Sizzles with Playfulness-And Snogging
Magazine article by Andrew Billen; New Statesman, Vol. 138, August 24, 2009
Subjects: Helen (Play)--Theater reviews, Theater--Theater reviews
...seem fresh-minted for the occasion. Menelaus, Helens husband, washed up by chance...arms," she tells the shell-shocked Menelaus. "So why arent you running into them...she later complains. Paul McGann as Menelaus, the exhausted, battle-weary soldier...
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newspaper articles on: Menelaus  - 75 results

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TEN OF THE GREATEST; Historian, Author and Fellow of New College, Oxford; CLASSICAL MYTHS
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), May 1, 2011
Subjects: Historians, Universities and colleges
...TROY She had been married to the hero Menelaus but when the handsome young Trojan...ran off with him instead. The outraged Menelaus cast around for Greek allies and with...Trojan War. Later, when her husband Menelaus broke into the city, he is said to have...
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Warriors Fight for Love and Honor in 'Troy'
Newspaper article by Jeff Tuckman; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 7, 2005
Subjects: Video recordings--Video recording reviews
...a good-will mission to Sparta to visit King Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson). While there, Paris falls for Menelaus wife, Helen (Diane Kruger), and takes her back to Troy. Enraged, Menelaus asks his brother, King Agamemnon (Brian Cox...
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The Pratfall of Troy; Theatre; Helen
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 6, 2009
Subjects: Trojan War
...chaste exile, pining for her husband Menelaus. Now, after his ship is blown off course...flailing eroticism, and Paul McGanns Menelaus has an engaging directness. The chorus...9919). Trojan work: Paul McGann as Menelaus and Penny Downie as Helen have fun with...
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I Owe It All to Going Barking Mad. Geoffrey Rush Explains How He Went from Jaded Theatre Stalwart to Hollywood Royalty
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 20, 2011
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Rush, Geoffrey
...what he needs at the moment. Rush and his wife, actress Jane Menelaus, have been married for 23 years, having met during a performance...Theatre Company production of The Importance Of Being Earnest - Menelaus playing Miss Prism and Rush starring as the imperious Lady...
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I Owe It All to Going Barking Mad ... Geoffrey Rush Explains How He Went from Jaded Theatre Stalwart to Hollywood Royalty
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 20, 2011
Subjects: Actors, Actresses, Rush, Geoffrey
...what he needs at the moment. Rush and his wife, actress Jane Menelaus, have been married for 23 years, having met during a performance...Theatre Company production of The Importance Of Being Earnest - Menelaus playing Miss Prism and Rush starring as the imperious Lady...
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encyclopedia articles on: Menelaus  - 13 results

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Menelaus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MENELAUS men la s, in Greek mythology, king of...Paris, prince of Troy, abducted Helen, Menelaus asked the other Greek kings to join him...against Troy, beginning the Trojan War . Menelaus, although subordinate to Agamemnon...
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Helen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the man Helen chose. She then married Menelaus , who, when Paris carried her off to...Proteus then cared for Helen until Menelaus finally claimed her. In the Iliad and...Greeks. She is easily reconciled with Menelaus after the war, and they return to a...
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Trojan War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus demanded her return, the Trojans refused. Menelaus then persuaded his brother Agamemnon to lead an army against Troy. At Aulis...
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Homer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...part, Telemachus, Odysseus son, visits Nestor at Pylos and Menelaus at Sparta, seeking news of his absent father. He tells them...his mother, Penelope, who is beset by mercenary suitors. Menelaus informs him that his father is with the nymph Calypso (Books...
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Hermione
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HERMIONE h rmi ne, in Greek mythology, the only daughter of Helen and Menelaus . When Helen eloped with Paris, Hermione was abandoned to the care of Clytemnestra. She later married Neoptolemus, the son of...
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