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Menelaus is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Menelaus meaning

The king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, and the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War.

Synonyms of Menelaus

mythical being

Using Menelaus

  • The main meaning on this page is: The king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, and the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War.
  • Useful related words include: mythical being.
  • In the example corpus, menelaus often appears in combinations such as: and menelaus, menelaus with, of menelaus.

Context around Menelaus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

painting 1× wounds 1× greeks 1× kings 1× kills 1× shoot 1×

Often after:

appears 1× return 1× became 1× homebound 1× wrath 1× challenges 1× fall 1× group 1× soundly 1× succeeded 1×

Sentence patterns with Menelaus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

account of menelaus return from 1× arrhidaeus and menelaus 1× book 3 menelaus challenges paris 1× family the menelaus group consists 1× himself and menelaus with helen 1× home of menelaus 1× influenced it menelaus is portrayed 1× many greeks menelaus homebound fleet 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after pandarus wounds 1× after the war 1× agamemnon inherited mycenae 1× as happened to 1× built early 8th 1× despite their enmity 1×

Common sentence endings:

a proper burial 1× arrhidaeus and menelaus 1× bow and arrow 1× ending the war 1× father s kingdom 1× fight begins again 1×

Words around Menelaus

Just before it in the word index:

menelaion 3 menehune 2 meneghin 3 menefee 8 meneely 2 menedez 2

Just after it in the word index:

menelik 30 menem 29 menemsha 18 menen 7 menendez 180 menengah 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

abhinandan 28 abhor 28 abscesses 28 abul 28 academicians 28 accusatory 28

Corpus analysis for Menelaus

  • In this selection, "menelaus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, painting, wounds, greeks, appears, return and became stand out and add context to how "menelaus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include account of menelaus return from and arrhidaeus and menelaus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "menelaus" sits close to words such as abhinandan, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with menelaus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta. (9 words)

In a split second, Menelaus' wrath went away instantly. (9 words)

After Pandarus wounds Menelaus with an arrow the fight begins again. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Menelaus in vase painting Menelaus appears in Greek vase painting in the 6th to 4th centuries BC, such as: Menelaus’s reception of Paris at Sparta; his retrieval of Patroclus’s corpse; and his reunion with Helen. (37 words)

As happened to many Greeks, Menelaus' homebound fleet was blown by storms to Crete and Egypt where they were unable to sail away because the wind was calm. (28 words)

In Book 4, while the Greeks and Trojans squabble over the duel’s winner, Athena inspires the Trojan Pandarus to shoot Menelaus with his bow and arrow. (27 words)

Example sentences (20)

Menelaus in vase painting Menelaus appears in Greek vase painting in the 6th to 4th centuries BC, such as: Menelaus’s reception of Paris at Sparta; his retrieval of Patroclus’s corpse; and his reunion with Helen.

After Pandarus wounds Menelaus with an arrow the fight begins again.

After the war Book 4 of the Odyssey provides an account of Menelaus’ return from Troy and his homelife in Sparta.

Agamemnon inherited Mycenae and Menelaus became king of Sparta.

As happened to many Greeks, Menelaus' homebound fleet was blown by storms to Crete and Egypt where they were unable to sail away because the wind was calm.

Built early 8th century BC it was believed by Spartans to be the home of Menelaus.

Despite their enmity toward him, Odysseus persuades the kings Menelaus and Agamemnon to grant Ajax a proper burial.

He duels Paris and wins, but Paris retreats to his brother Hector, who kills Menelaus to protect Paris.

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Homer 's Iliad is the most expansive source for Menelaus’s exploits during the Trojan War.

In a split second, Menelaus' wrath went away instantly.

In Book 3, Menelaus challenges Paris to a duel for Helen’s return.

In Book 4, while the Greeks and Trojans squabble over the duel’s winner, Athena inspires the Trojan Pandarus to shoot Menelaus with his bow and arrow.

In exchange, Aphrodite made Helen, the most beautiful of all women and wife of Menelaus, fall in love with Paris, who took her to Troy.

Jupiter-trojan families are much smaller in size than families in the asteroid belt; the largest identified family, the Menelaus group, consists of only eight members.

Justin also mentions that Amyntas had three sons by another wife, Gygaea (probably and Argead): Archelaus, Arrhidaeus and Menelaus.

Like the 1956 film that influenced it, Menelaus is portrayed as a brutish king out for revenge.

Menelaus and Paris fought a duel, which ended when Aphrodite snatched the beaten Paris from the field.

Menelaus soundly beats Paris, but before he can kill him and claim victory, Aphrodite spirits Paris away inside the walls of Troy.

Menelaus succeeded Tyndareus in Sparta, while Agamemnon, with his brother's assistance, drove out Aegisthus and Thyestes to recover his father's kingdom.

Paris therefore proposes single combat between himself and Menelaus, with Helen to go to the victor, ending the war.

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Common combinations with menelaus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "menelaus" in a sentence?
An example: "Menelaus in vase painting Menelaus appears in Greek vase painting in the 6th to 4th centuries BC, such as: Menelaus’s reception of Paris at Sparta; his retrieval of Patroclus’s corpse; and his reunion with Helen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "menelaus" from authentic English texts.
What does "menelaus" mean?
Menelaus means: The king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, the brother of Agamemnon, and the leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the Trojan War.
What are synonyms of "menelaus"?
Common synonyms of "menelaus" include: mythical being.
How many example sentences with "menelaus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "menelaus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.