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King of Sparta, son of Atreus, brother of Agamemnon and husband of Helen. Menelaus and Helen, the cause of so much trouble, were eventually reconciled and returned to Sparta.Related Topics
Trojan war; Helen; ParisChief city of Laconia in the Greek Peloponnese.
Son of Pelops and Hippodameia, brother of Thyestes, whom he battled for the throne of Mycenae. Suffered from his brother's curse throughout his life.
King of Mycenae, son of Atreus, brother of Menelaus and husband of Clytemnestra.
Daughter of Zeus and Leda who was famed for her beauty; wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta; she was abducted by Paris and taken back to Troy, which led to the Greeks' siege of Troy.
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