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MENELAUS

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Overview

MENELAUS (noun)
  The noun MENELAUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helenplay

  Familiarity information: MENELAUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MENELAUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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