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All of the suitors of Helen, which was essentially every king in Greece, took a vow that they would defend the honor of whomever was chosen as her husband, so as to prevent war from breaking out over the quest for her hand.
When she was spirited away by Paris, Menelaus forced them to fulfill their oaths. They laid siege to Troy for 10 years before finally defeating the city and razing it to the ground.
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∙ 13y agoMenelaus asked his older brother, Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae, to help him. Also, the other suitors of Helen all had to help Menelaus as well because of a vow they made when they were pledging suit to Helen.
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∙ 12y agoHe became King of Sparta by marrying Helen, who was the step-daughter of the previous king, Tyndareos. Helen because the crown princess because Clytemnestra married another king, and Castor and Polludeukes, her brothers, had no interest in ruling.
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∙ 13y agoHe attacked Troy.
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What happened to the myrmidons after Troy?
Paris was killed during the Trojan war. Helen was won and taken back to Menelaus in Sparta.
Did Jason fight in the Trojan war?
no
Who is menelaus in The Odyssey?
Menelaus is the brother of Agamemnon and the King of Sparta. His wife is Helen and he was one of the Greek leaders in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Menelaus tries to help Telemachus find his father Odysseus.
Where did King menelaus rule?
Menelaus was the king of Sparta in Greece. He was the husband of Helen whose abduction by Prince Paris of Troy was the cause of the Trojan War.
The Iliad is about what?
The Iliad is about a young sheperd named Paris that really was the son of King Priam ruler of Troy that went to Sparta and stole King Menelaus' wife Helen and the war that followed.Wrong!!!That is the Trojan WarThe Illiad is about the siege of Troy.when he believed kept thinking positivlyThe Illiad is about the siege of Troy.
Who is the king of Sparta during the Trojan war?
Menelaus.
Who was Sparta's general?
Menelaus was the leader of the Spartans during the Trojan war
Who was the husband of Helen during the Trojan war?
Menelaus king of Sparta
Who was the petitioner in the Trojan War?
Menelaus.
How did the Greeks invade Troy during the Trojan war?
When Helen,Zeus and leda's daughter,married Menelaus the king of Sparta. A Trojan prince Paris kid kidnapped her and Menelaus called a war to get her wife back.... But I forgot if Paris or Menelaus took her back
Who was the Greek king of Sparta during the Trojan war?
The King of Sparta was Helen's husband, Menelaus.
Who is the husband of Helen in the Trojan war?
Menelaus.
Lead his brother Menelaus into battle during Trojan War?
The ''king of kings'', Agamemnon. King of Mycenae.
What was the name of menelaus's brother in the Trojan war?
Agamemnon.
This commander lead his brother Menelaus into battle during the Trojan War?
Agamemnon the king of Mycenae who united Greece.
Who came up with the idea to end the Trojan war?
Menelaus.
What side was Menelaus on in the Trojan War?
The Achaean Greek invaders.
