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Page 265
... Menelaus , whose brother , king of powerful Mycenae , was already married to Clytemnestra . Besides , Odysseus was interested in marrying Helen's cousin Penelope . TyndareĆ¼s was afraid of trouble from the disappointed suitors once a ...
... Menelaus , whose brother , king of powerful Mycenae , was already married to Clytemnestra . Besides , Odysseus was interested in marrying Helen's cousin Penelope . TyndareĆ¼s was afraid of trouble from the disappointed suitors once a ...
Page 373
... Menelaus was called away to Crete to participate in funeral ceremonies for King Catreus , his mother's father . He returned in due course to find that Paris had gone off with Jelen and a considerable part of the palace treasure ...
... Menelaus was called away to Crete to participate in funeral ceremonies for King Catreus , his mother's father . He returned in due course to find that Paris had gone off with Jelen and a considerable part of the palace treasure ...
Page 433
... Menelaus had promised his daughter to Orestes , then only a boy . Shortly before Troy fell , however , Menelaus betrothed her to his fellow general Neoptolemus , the son of Achilles . ( Ancient writers explained away MenelaĆ¼s ...
... Menelaus had promised his daughter to Orestes , then only a boy . Shortly before Troy fell , however , Menelaus betrothed her to his fellow general Neoptolemus , the son of Achilles . ( Ancient writers explained away MenelaĆ¼s ...
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According accounts Achilles Adrastus Aeschylus Aetolia ancient Aphrodite Apollo Apollodorus Apollonius Rhodius appeared Argonauts Argos Artemis Athens became bore brother brought called carried caused child claimed Crete daughter death descendants died Dionysus earth eponym Eteocles Euripides Fabulae father fell followed force gave Giants give given goddess gods Greek Hades hand head Helen Hera Heracles Hermes Hesiod Homer honor horse husband Hyginus identified Iliad island Italy Jason killed king known land later leader lived married Medea Messenia Metamorphoses Minos mother Mount murder myths nymph Odysseus offered once oracle originally Ovid Pausanias perhaps Perseus Poseidon punished refused region remained returned river Roman rule sailed seems sent ships sister sons story Thebes Theseus Thestius throne told took Trojan Troy turned wife women worshiped writers young youth Zeus