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The story of Ulysses and Agamemnon and Menelaus, of Jesus, of the Good Knight of Chaucer, lives in every one of us.
James Lee Burke

Meaning of "Menelaus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MENELAUS

Menelaus  [ˌmɛnɪˈleɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENELAUS

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Menelaus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MENELAUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Menelaus

Menelaus

In Greek mythology, Menelaus was a king of Mycenaean Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and a central figure in the Trojan War. He was the son of Atreus and Aerope, brother of Agamemnon, king of Mycenae and, according to the Iliad, leader of the Spartan contingent of the Greek army during the War. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey, Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy; the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus.

Definition of Menelaus in the English dictionary

The definition of Menelaus in the dictionary is a king of Sparta and the brother of Agamemnon. He was the husband of Helen, whose abduction led to the Trojan War.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENELAUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
bias
ˈbaɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
Elias
ɪˈlaɪəs
furious
ˈfjʊərɪəs
genius
ˈdʒiːnɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
homogeneous
ˌhəʊməˈdʒiːnɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
Matthias
məˈθaɪəs
miscellaneous
ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs
mysterious
mɪˈstɪərɪəs
obvious
ˈɒbvɪəs
pierce
pɪəs
previous
ˈpriːvɪəs
radius
ˈreɪdɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENELAUS

Mendes
mendicancy
mendicant
mendicity
mendigo
mending
Mendip Hills
Mendips
Mendoza
mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
meneer
Menelik II
Menes
menfolk
menfolks
meng
mengagement ring
Mengelberg
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Mengzi

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENELAUS

Bauhaus
Ebbinghaus
Klaus
Manaus
Mauritius
Nicklaus
nous
numerous
plus
religious
ridiculous
Santa Claus
status
Straus
sus
thus
us
versus
virus
Wenceslaus

Synonyms and antonyms of Menelaus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Menelaus» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

墨涅拉俄斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Menelao
570 millions of speakers

English

Menelaus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Menelaus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مينيلوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Менелай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Menelau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Menelaus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ménélas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menelaus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Menelaos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メネラオス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메넬라오스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menelaus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Menelaus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Menelaus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेनेलॉस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Menelaos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Menelao
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Menelaos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Минулий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Menelaus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μενέλαος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Menelaus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Menelaus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Menelaos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Menelaus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENELAUS»

The term «Menelaus» is normally little used and occupies the 122.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Menelaus

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QUOTES WITH «MENELAUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Menelaus.
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James Lee Burke
The story of Ulysses and Agamemnon and Menelaus, of Jesus, of the Good Knight of Chaucer, lives in every one of us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENELAUS»

Discover the use of Menelaus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Menelaus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ceva and Menelaus in Projective Geometry
Ceva's Theorem and Menelaus's Theorem are two classic theorems in plane geometry.
Kelly B. Funk, 2008
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Menelaus' Orthopaedic Management of Spina Bifida Cystica
Text presenting current orthopedic management of this condition. Examines in detail: causes, neurological deterioration, orthotics, pressure sores and pathological fractures, gait, anesthesia, and principles of management. For clinicians.
Nigel S. Broughton, Malcolm B. Menelaus, 1998
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College Geometry
1.3 THE THEOREMS OF MENELAUS AND CEVA The theorems of Menelaus and Ceva, in their original versions, are quite old, for the one dates back to ancient Greece and the other to 1678. It is when they are stated in terms of sensed ...
Howard Whitley Eves, 1995
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Harvard Studies in Classical Philology
Never to the whirl of Eurotas, not Sparta detested, who gave us Helen, not look with slave's eyes on the scourge of Troy, Menelaus. Are the Melians wishing to pass their days of slavery among the Athenians rather than among the Dorian ...
Wendell Vernon Clausen, G. P. Goold, Department Of Classi Harvard University, 1973
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Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook
Menelaus and Paris armed themselves for the fight. Hector placed lots in a helmet to see who would cast the first weapon, and Paris' lot leaped out. He threw his long spear, and the shaft hit the center of Menelaus' shield but did not pierce it.
Marianthe Colakis, Mary Joan Masello, 2007
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Who's Who in Classical Mythology
Agamemnon married Tyndareos' daughter Clytemnestra and, using his influence with his father-in-law, urged the cause of Menelaus as a suitable match for Clytemnestra's halfsister Helen, who was a daughter of Zeus. The other suitors of  ...
Michael Grant, John Hazel, 2004
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
After the choral ode, Menelaus and his henchman enter with Molossus. Menelaus threatens to kill the child unless Andromache leaves her station at Thetis' altar. Andromache argues that Hermione and Menelaus will be considered murderers, ...
John E. Thorburn, 2005
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Homer's The Odyssey
(Od. 4.462–65) The remarkable thing about this question is the way Menelaus refuses to answer it. Menelaus acts as if Proteus is still infallible and therefore impossible to deceive. Though Menelaus was, in some sense, the direct agent of the ...
Harold Bloom, 2007
9
Spina Bifida: Management and Outcome
Fraser RK, Menelaus MB (1993) The management of tibial torsion in patients with spina bifida. J Bone Joint Surg 75(B):495-497 34. Wright JG, Menelaus MB, Broughton NS et al (1992) Lower extremity alignment in children with spina bifida .
M. Memet Özek, Giuseppe Cinalli, Wirginia J. Maixner, 2008
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The New Simonides : Contexts of Praise and Desire: Contexts ...
Finally, there is Simonides' mention of Menelaus.43 There is no problem about the stress on this family in a general sort of way, just half a century after the Spartans had got hold of the bones of Menelaus' nephew Orestes, a few years after ...
Deborah Boedeker Professor of Classics Brown University, David Sider Professor of Classics Fordham University, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENELAUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Menelaus is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Roger Federer's decline brought home everything I know about …
My mother was Orpheus and I was Paris at the mercy of Menelaus. Also, this image of the parent in the arms of the child. The role reversal. «SB Nation, Jul 15»
2
Rob Campbell, Amber Gray and More to Lead CSC's GREEK …
The cast of IPHIGENIA IN AULIS will include Rob Campbell (Agamemnon/Achilles), Amber Gray (Clytemnestra/Menelaus), Audrey Elaine ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Shepherd's Rude Mechanicals will perform Greek satire "Helen"
... as the chorus of captive Greek women; alumna LaShawn Tolson, Hagerstown, Maryland, as Menelaus; Jake Anderson, English major, Bowie ... «Shepherdstown Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Stargazing 101: Carina the Ship
... fleet of ships that belonged to Helen of Troy's husband, King Menelaus, and was also later a primary star used in the navigation of spacecraft. «Clapway, Jul 15»
5
Karachi Port's activities
... Shalamar, SCF Alpine, Tang Hang, Positive pioneer, Thor Menelaus, Anemos, Aconistis and Atlantic Carrier carrying containers, oil tanker, ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
6
All Blacks banner unveiled
Sir Douglas Bader Intermediate School students, Nga Epi Mana (12), left, John Lavakei'aho (11) Menelaus Ropati (12), with All Blacks, Jerome ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Wordly Benefits: It shouldn't be Greek to you
The war itself started over Helen, the beautiful Queen of Sparta and the wife of King Menelaus as she ran away with prince Paris of Troy. Sparta ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
8
Drivers stranded on flooded roads in Madison County
"We have a large tree down on John Ballard and Menelaus Road. We have the county road department cleaning that up. Most of our flooding ... «WKYT, Jun 15»
9
Have Something Rude to Say? Put it on This 2300-Year Old Statue …
Historians think it was carved in the 3rd century B.C. and it originally depicted the characters Menelaus and Patroclus from the Illiad. All that ... «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
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Testing Testing 123
In Greek mythology, Hermione was the only child of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy. Prior to the Trojan War, Hermione was ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»

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