| 单词 | Menelaus |
| 例句 | She got her out of the city and took her to Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Menelaus, at first the less successful, was notably prosperous in his later years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She led the young shepherd, with never a thought of Oenone left forlorn, straight to Sparta, where Menelaus and Helen received him graciously as their guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His brother Menelaus was the husband of Helen, for whose sake the Trojan War was fought. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She tore away the strap that kept the helmet on so that it came away in Menelaus’ hand. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemachus accepted gratefully and leaving Mentor in charge of the ship he started the next day for Menelaus’ palace with Nestor’s son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Athena, sweeping down to the battlefield, persuaded the foolish heart of Pandarus, a Trojan, to break the truce and shoot an arrow at Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Aristaeus must seize him and chain him, a very difficult task, as Menelaus on his way home from Troy found. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z So Agamemnon spoke to both armies, declaring that Menelaus was victor and bidding the Trojans give Helen back. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Proclus credits Pythagoras, for example, with discovering the theorem we now call Pythagoras’s theorem, and Menelaus the theorem that is the mathematical foundation for Ptolemaic astronomy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But Menelaus had remarked it and he guessed who he must be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, at Pallas Athena’s prompting, Telemachus took leave of Helen and Menelaus, and as soon as he reached his ship embarked, eager to get home with all speed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In his opinion the man most likely to have news would be Menelaus, who had voyaged all the way to Egypt before coming home. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The armies drew back on either side and in the space between, Paris and Menelaus faced each other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Furiously Menelaus went through the Trojan ranks seeking Paris, and not a man there but would have helped him for they all hated Paris, but he was gone, no one knew how or where. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ajax saw himself disgraced and in a fit of furious anger he determined to kill Agamemnon and Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Aphrodite blotted out Paris once, saving him from certain death at the hands of Menelaus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Menelaus trusting completely to it left Paris in his home and went off to Crete. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fearful tempest which struck the Greeks after they left for Greece, Agamemnon came near to losing all his ships; Menelaus was blown to Egypt; and the arch-sinner, sacrilegious Ajax, was drowned. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Tyndareus chose Menelaus, the brother of Agamemnon, and made him King of Sparta as well. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Menelaus gave them a courteous greeting and bade them eat their fill. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The two sons of Atreus, Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek forces at Troy, and Menelaus, the husband of Helen, ended their lives very differently. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Paris struck first, but Menelaus caught the swift spear on his shield, then hurled his own. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of the interest of the Odyssey, as distinguished from the Iliad, lies in the details, such as are given in the story of Nausicaä and the visit of Telemachus to Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Menelaus drew his sword, his only weapon now, but as he did so it fell from his hand broken. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Menelaus got back to find Helen gone, and he called upon all Greece to help him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The men most likely to be able to give the news, she said, were Nestor and Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But a moment later he had forgotten his shyness, for Menelaus began to speak of Odysseus—of his greatness and his long sorrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He fronted a campaign to head off a proposed redevelopment of a train station in the Melbourne suburb of Camberwell, where he lives with his wife, actor Jane Menelaus. Geoffrey Rush: 'Art doesn’t do well in the dark. But that’s where we’ve put it' 2013-07-15T05:13:00Z Menelaus, however, nips this idea in the bud, demanding that Agamemnon live up to his duty as a Greek general. 'Iphigenia in Aulis' at Getty Villa: Chasing the ever-elusive Euripides 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The father’s subsequent confrontation with Menelaus is so stilted and jumbled that it nearly derails the play. At Salzburg Festival, Directing Slow and Fast 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Or so it seems to modern-day viewers, seeing her passed from Menelaus to Paris and back again. Art Review: Those Greek Heroes, Sometimes Behaving Badly 2010-10-21T20:45:00Z Ms. Gray, an elegant and affecting presence in “An Octoroon” and Ms. Chavkin’s production of “Natasha, Pierre,” here lacks the regal fury to convince as Agamemnon’s wife, Clytemnestra, and his self-serving brother, Menelaus. Review: A Modern Makeover for ‘Iphigenia in Aulis’ 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The play is generous with its double perspective: Agamemnon is vacillating and cornered; Menelaus is selfish yet not heartless; and everyone would choose the easy way out if it were a viable option. 'Iphigenia in Aulis' at Getty Villa: Chasing the ever-elusive Euripides 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z He was the stepfather in "The Smurfs 2," a fisherman in "The Grand Seduction" and the vicious and spurned Menelaus, the husband of Helen, in "Troy." 'Calvary' could mark a signature role in Brendan Gleeson's career 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z They’re more compelling, anyway, than the show’s main heroine: Helen, the bride of Menelaus and catalyst of the Trojan War. Art Review: Those Greek Heroes, Sometimes Behaving Badly 2010-10-21T20:45:00Z When Telemachus visits Menelaus, a slave girl brings him bread “and many canapés.” A Version of Homer That Dares to Match Him Line for Line 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z When the woman is a powerful man’s wife — Helen was married to King Menelaus of Sparta — the effort to retrieve her can hardly help escalating to armed conflict. Review | The war on the American frontier, seen through the abduction of Daniel Boone’s daughter 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z It is only through sheer persistence that Menelaus, the great hero, is able to wrestle Proteus to a standstill. How Will the Coronavirus Evolve? 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z As Whishaw spins out modern-ancient parallels, including a comparison of Arthur Miller to Menelaus, he strips down and changes into drag, eventually assuming Monroe’s look in “The Seven Year Itch.” The Shed Attempts to Inject Culture Into Hudson Yards 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z She murdered Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, who was a brother of Menelaus. Erotic fresco unearthed in Pompeii 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z If so, the warrior could just as likely be Odysseus, Menelaus or any other hero. A Grecian Artifact Evokes Tales From the ‘Iliad’ and ‘Odyssey’ 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The Trojan War of Homer's Iliad was fought to bring home Menelaus' wife Helen, the woman whose face launched a thousand ships. Inside President Trump's Efforts to Free Americans Who Are Held Captive Abroad 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The war between the Trojans and Greeks began when Paris, a prince of Troy, kidnapped Helen, the wife of Menelaus, a Greek king. War is Unavoidable—and Other Hard Lessons from Homer’s Iliad When the populace revolted against Menelaus, Antiochus restored him to power and issued a decree forbidding observance of Jewish laws in Jerusalem and surrounding towns. This Is What Hanukkah Is All About. Hint: It Was a Near-Death Experience 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Leda's daughter Helen went on to marry King Menelaus of Sparta and her abduction by Prince Paris of Troy was what triggered the Trojan War, according to legend. Erotic fresco unearthed in Pompeii 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Because she chose Paris, after having children with Menelaus, one of the great cities of the ancient world was destroyed. Helen's Choice: Female Multiple Mating in the Natural World 2013-12-10T16:45:22.072Z Euripides is said to have had two wives.559.Aristotle said that Homer never gives a concubine to Menelaus, in order to intimate his respect for Helen—though false. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) 2012-04-27T02:00:34.267Z When she grew up, the most famous of the princes of Greece sought her hand in marriage, and her father’s choice fell upon Menelaus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Since his cowardice in fleeing from Menelaus, she had taken no pains to hide her contempt for him. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z All agreed to this proposal, the oath was taken, and Helen, whose deliberations had come to an end, bestowed her hand upon Menelaus, King of Sparta. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z After their return from Troy we meet Nestor and Menelaus, dwelling happily in their palaces and surrounded with home comforts. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Meeting of the Armies—Paris challenges Menelaus—Truce made. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Menelaus thereupon took her back, and they returned together to Sparta, where they lived happily till their death, and were buried at Therapnae in Laconia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z If Menelaus were not inspiring as a husband, he was at least pleasanter to live with than a cleverer man might have been. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z This action sufficed to prove to Palamedes that the king had not lost all control of his senses, and enabled him to force Ulysses to obey Menelaus’ summons. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The defenceless population of Jerusalem was partly massacred, partly sold into slavery, and under the guidance of Menelaus he entered the Temple and carried away the sacred vessels, as well as its other treasure. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The “quarrel of the chiefs,” the “muster of the army,” the “duel of Paris and Menelaus,” &c., are excellent beginnings, but have no satisfying conclusion. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z They come to the court of Menelaus, King of Sparta. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z In the banquet hall, when the visitors and their host were seated, appeared Helen, the wife of Menelaus, with her little daughter, Hermione. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Mentor was Minerva in disguise, who guided the young man to the courts of Nestor and Menelaus, and finally in a dream bade him return to Ithaca, where he would find the parent he sought. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Philip the Phrygian was appointed governor of the city, while Menelaus remained high-priest. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z And when Menelaus lifted his hat and wished her good-morning, she only felt that she was deeply aggrieved. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z His reception at the court of Menelaus affords an opportunity to dwell again upon the generous and delicate hospitality of the ancient Greeks. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z And the golden Helen departed for the prim little, grim little kingdom of Sparta with her liege lord, Menelaus. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z In the story of the Trojan war there are several sun myths; for Paris, Menelaus, Agamemnon, and Achilles have equal claims to be considered personifications of the sun. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Euphorbus falls thus under the spear of Menelaus: Iliad, B. XVII. p. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z The story of Helen and Menelaus, but disfigured into a caricature of its original by the paltriness of the characters and the vulgarity of the incidents. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z One of the earliest examples of representation of a really Greek subject is the contest of Menelaus and Euphorbus on a plate found in Rhodes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And, out of the ruck of greater and richer and handsomer men, she chose the plodding Menelaus, King of Sparta. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Messengers were sent in haste in every direction, to summon Helen’s former suitors to keep their oath, and join Menelaus at Aulis with men and weapons. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The formula is Probably nearly contemporary with Heron was Menelaus of Alexandria, who wrote a spherical trigonometry. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z Menelaus was an attach� at Paris: Helen lived at Knightsbridge, and the pair of them were engaged to be married. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z And he remembered reading in Thrasyllus’ notes that Menelaus had come past here with his band of Trojan captives and generously permitted them to settle here. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Then, in the fullness of his age, Menelaus died, and all at once the situation changed. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Of the many isolated discoveries made by the later Alexandrian mathematicians, those of Menelaus are of importance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z For seventy years I have been resolving the problem of woman and even at my age— Menelaus. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z But in Homer, in the banquet of Menelaus, they propose to one another questions as in ordinary conversation, and chatting with one another like fellow-citizens, they entertain one another and us too. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The crater Tycho forms a breastpin for the lady, and Menelaus glitters like a diamond ornament in her hair, while the range of the Apennines resembles a sort of coronet resting on her forehead. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z And he found her—at the banquet board of her spouse, Menelaus, King of Sparta. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Agamemnon was a son of Atreus according to Homer, and was the brother of Menelaus. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z How many times must I tell you that my name is Menelaus and that it isn't "Moo Moo"? Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z And accordingly the palace of Menelaus is the most splendid of houses. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Along the southern shore, on either side of Menelaus, extends the high range of the Hæmus Mountains. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Paris was at last challenged by Menelaus to mortal combat. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z But scarcely had he left the tent when King Menelaus spied him and laid hands on him, taking the letter and breaking the seal. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z One of the pieces had the story of Helen of Troy, when Paris stole her away from her husband Menelaus; but scrawled out after a bungling rate by some wretched dauber or other. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z And when Menelaus celebrates a marriage feast, Megapenthes the bridegroom acts as cupbearer. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Males of the same species make war for the females, like Menelaus and Paris. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z For many years thereafter, Helen and Menelaus dwelt together at Sparta. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z "Not so," said King Menelaus, "if thou wilt send back the maiden to Argos." Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Neptune carried the ships of the Greeks safely over to the plains of Troy where Ulysses accompanied King Menelaus into the city to demand the return of Helen. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z And in the drama entitled Menelaus, he calls some loaves agelæi, or common loaves. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z But we hear a scuffle outside, and the Old Slave returns pursued by Menelaus, who seizes the letter. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Menelaus, at the very first meeting of their eyes, forgave and forgot. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z In this play she is rescued from the Egyptian king, Theoclymenus, by a ruse of her husband Menelaus, who brings her safely back to Greece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" 2011-03-05T03:00:24.537Z When these two were discovered in their treachery, the heroes were fired with anger and remembered their pledge to go to King Menelaus' aid if any deep wrong was done to him. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z Plato says, in the Menelaus— How little now is left of the ἐπιτραπεζώματα. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z One does not forget that, if Argos is left without a king, Menelaus will normally inherit. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z And because the years were happy, both history and fable are silent about them, save that Menelaus was once more as slavishly enamored of his wife as in their first months together. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Menelaus has brought her home, rescued her from all that stifling steam of criminal passion; now she would breathe quietly, live calm days, and be faithful to him. ?mile Verhaeren 2011-02-26T03:00:52.147Z After awhile King Menelaus was obliged to take a long journey and in his absence Paris persuaded Helen to forsake Sparta and set sail with him for Troy. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z So the son of Menelaus, although he was the bridegroom, and at his own wedding, acted; and in the poem of the beautiful Sappho, even Mercury acts as the cupbearer to the gods. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z So Calchas, the priest, had commanded and he was backed by Odysseus and Menelaus. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z And Menelaus suspected nothing, not even that a man of godlike beauty and comfortable dearth of morals was a dangerous visitor in the home of a plodding, middle-aged husband. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Sappho, Anacreon, Stesichorus and Pindar are all regarded as masters of the species, but the finest example preserved in Greek literature is the 18th Idyll of Theocritus, which celebrates the marriage of Menelaus and Helen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Paris set out, a wondrous appearing youth and a glorious victor, and he was well received by King Menelaus and his fair wife, Helen. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z For how could Menelaus have been effeminate who, single-handed, kept Hector away from Patroclus, and who slew Euphorbus, and stripped him of his arms though in the very middle of the Trojan host? The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z The war at Troy is over, and Menelaus, beaten by storms out of his way, is shipwrecked on the coast of Egypt. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z When Paris stole her from Menelaus and married her, she was forty years old. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Thus Euripides is never tired of traducing the Spartans in the character of Menelaus. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Menelaus, King of Sparta, and, together with his brother Agamemnon, General of the Greeks. The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z And altogether the poet has attributed devotion to such things to the Suitors, and to the Phæacians, but not to Nestor or to Menelaus. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z Meantime Menelaus—Orestes' uncle and king of Sparta—has arrived at the harbour with his wife Helen and their daughter Hermione. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Menelaus learned of his wife's flight, and with whom she had fled. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z Hence on the Attic stage Odysseus is more crafty, Ajax and Diomedes more blunt, Menelaus more unwarlike and more uxorious than in Homer. The Rhesus of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:01.240Z Of fierce Eurotas, Helen's river, To bow to Menelaus' hand, That wasted Troy with war! The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z Yea, like Priam, and Menelaus, and that old war-dog, Ulysses himself, and the hosts of others whose eyes beheld the ruinous loveliness of Argive Helen. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z Hold a dagger at her throat and then bargain with Menelaus for help even at the last hour! Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z He remembered that Athena gave Menelaus, in order that he might resist Hector—what? The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z A general assault, however, was ordered, but directly the army displayed itself before the walls, Paris challenged Menelaus to single combat, and promised to return Helen if he was vanquished. Heathen Mythology How small, How cold that day was Menelaus' hall! The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z Agamem′non, in Greek mythology, son of Atreus, King of Mycen� and Argos, brother of Menelaus, and commander of the allied Greeks at the siege of Troy. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide There is a brief wild attempt at bargaining; then hate in Menelaus overcomes fear. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z It is about a famous king, named Menelaus, who after a long and cruel war was over, started in his good ship for his much loved home in Sparta. In Story-land By the advice and artifice of Ulysses, Menelaus became her husband, Agamemnon marrying Clytemnestra; and Tyndarus, their father, monarch of Sparta, assisted in recovering for them their father's kingdom. Heathen Mythology She loved both Menelaus and Paris; and, according to some versions, hated Dêïphobus, the Trojan prince who seized her after Paris' death. The Trojan Women of Euripedes 2011-02-06T03:01:03.557Z They all bite with teeth as good as those of Menelaus. On the Heights A Novel Orestes' party sets fire to the palace; and Menelaus at the head of his soldiers beats blindly at the barred gate. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Menelaus, their chief, was wandering alone upon the seashore. In Story-land Menelaus succeeded to his father in law's throne, and became King of Sparta, and Paris, son of Priam, King of Troy, was one of the numerous visitors at his court. Heathen Mythology Helen accompanied Paris to Troy, where, during the war that was waged for her, he was killed and she remained in his brother’s arms until recovered by Menelaus. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Thus Rama, like Menelaus of the classic myth, has lost the woman of his love. Oriental Women Agamemnon comes out and commands Menelaus to give the letter back. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z At last, finding that his enchantments were of no avail he changed back into his real form and turning to Menelaus he said, "What wouldst thou have?" In Story-land Ulysses departed, but not alone, for the spirit of glory was aroused in Achilles, and one more defender was added to the cause of Menelaus. Heathen Mythology But, assuming the nepenthe, it has been assumed also that in it was the secret of the spell with which she so promptly disarmed Menelaus. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern In the morning Telemachus and his friend, Pisistratus, said good-bye to Menelaus and Helen, who wished to make him presents, and so went to their treasure house. Tales of Troy and Greece Let the army break up, let Menelaus go without his accursed wife, and the barbarians laugh as loudly as they will! Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Menelaus now understood what the wind had been trying to tell him. In Story-land Both sides are weary of continual fighting, and a single combat is arranged between Menelaus and Paris, the wronged husband and the present lord of Helen. Greek Women In the story of Paris and Helen the morality of Aphrodite is as ambiguous as the attitude of Menelaus. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern At these words Telemachus hid his face in his purple mantle and shed tears, so that Menelaus guessed who he was, but he said nothing. Tales of Troy and Greece All our hopes hang on Menelaus, and when at last he comes he proves false. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z In those days there were no great ocean steamers such as we have now, therefore Menelaus and his men had to cross the dark, mysterious sea in small boats which they rowed with oars. In Story-land When she sees her husband, she chides him scornfully for his cowardice, and regrets that he had not perished at the hands of Menelaus. Greek Women "Crick,—Menelaus Crick!" said I, almost springing up with amazement as I spoke. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas This was all that Menelaus could tell Telemachus, who stayed with Menelaus for a month. Tales of Troy and Greece They can kill Helen: that will punish Menelaus, and Helen deserves many deaths. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Her face suddenly became stern as she looked at King Menelaus and asked him why he tarried idly upon the small, rocky island. In Story-land Menelaus does not yet know who his guests are, but he has observed that Telemachus weeps when Odysseus is mentioned in conversation. Greek Women When Telemachus is at the magnificent court of Menelaus— “——a bright damsel train attend the guests With liquid odours and embroider’d vests.” The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries She encouraged Telemachus to take a ship, with twenty oarsmen, and he told the wooers that he was going to see Menelaus and Nestor, and ask tidings of his father. Tales of Troy and Greece The sick man blazes into rage against him and Menelaus becomes an open enemy. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z Having given Menelaus these instructions, the beautiful goddess suddenly plunged into the ocean and the green waves closed over her. In Story-land Paris, son of King Priam, had carried off to his native city Queen Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta. Greek Women It warn't so in the Menelaus, when your little finger was enough to make every man jump out of his shoes. Olla Podrida Helen knew Telemachus by his likeness to his father, Ulysses, and when she said this to Menelaus, Pisistratus overheard her, and told how Telemachus had come to them seeking for news of his father. Tales of Troy and Greece Indeed the Greeks were whole years gathering their p. 72forces, and when they did all meet at last, with their ships and men, Agamemnon, king of Mycenæ, Menelaus’ brother, took the lead of them all. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History With bowed head and mind filled with anxious thought Menelaus returned to his men. In Story-land The young men are graciously received by Menelaus and Helen, and Telemachus learns that Odysseus was a captive on an island of the deep in the halls of the nymph Calypso. Greek Women Menelaus, however, is to be free to enforce administrative reforms. The Casual Ward academic and other oddments Menelaus was much moved in his heart, and Helen no less, when they saw the son of Ulysses, who had been the most trusty of all their friends. Tales of Troy and Greece As soon as Menelaus found out how his hospitality had been misused, he called upon all the Greek heroes to remember their oath, and help him to recover his wife, and take vengeance on Paris. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Menelaus lay beside them, but I fear much that he did not sleep. In Story-land Thus, because wedded to Zeus-begotten Helen, Menelaus himself is deathless and immortal, and Homer meant, no doubt, to picture the royal couple passing together in the Isles of the Blest the �ons of eternity. Greek Women There was in Sparta, one of the cities of Southern Greece, a certain king Menelaus, who had a youthful bride named Helen, who was famed far and near for her beauty. Alexander the Great Makers of History Then Menelaus and Diomede were eager to answer, but Ulysses grasped their hands and whispered the word 'Echo!' Tales of Troy and Greece Menelaus slew Deiphobus as he tried to rise from bed, and carried Helen down to his ship. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Then quickly digging four oblong holes in the wet sand she commanded Menelaus and his three companions to lie down in them. In Story-land Menelaus, after long wanderings, especially in Egypt, has reestablished his kingdom in Sparta, with Helen as his queen. Greek Women Only to gratify thee, Dog-face! and avenge Menelaus, Mov'd us to war upon Troy; and with thee it is counted for nothing! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 367, May 1846 Then Hector rebuked Paris for his cowardice, and Paris was ashamed and offered to end the war by fighting Menelaus. Tales of Troy and Greece By Proteus’ advice, Menelaus returned to Egypt, and made the sacrifices to the gods he had forgotten before, after which he safely reached Sparta, on the day of Clytemnestra’s obsequies. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Menelaus and his men throwing off the skins of the dead sea-calves sprang forward with loud shouts, and before the old sea-god knew it, they had fast hold of his arms and legs. In Story-land Nestor graciously receives Telemachus at Pylus, and, as he himself has no news of Odysseus, sends him on to Sparta, to King Menelaus, in the company of his own son, Pisistratus. Greek Women Menelaus, her husband, ill-used her, and there never was any siege of Troy at all. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Meanwhile Menelaus was seeking for Paris everywhere, and the Trojans, who hated him, would have shown his hiding place. Tales of Troy and Greece The chief of the Greeks were Agamemnon, king of Mycenæ, his brother Menelaus of Sparta, and Achilles of Ægina, whose men were called Myrmidons, and said to be descended from ants. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Menelaus begged him to tell why he and his faithful sailors were kept from crossing the dark waters of the sea to their distant homes. In Story-land To the Greeks, Helen was always the wife of Menelaus. Greek Women Just on the southern border of the Mare, the beautiful ring Menelaus lies in the center of the chain of the H�mus Mountains. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers He chose to shoot an arrow at Menelaus, contrary to the sworn vows of peace, and the arrow pierced the breastplate of Menelaus through the place where the clasped plates meet, and drew his blood. Tales of Troy and Greece This was on the very day that Menelaus and Helen returned home. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Proteus informed Menelaus that he would be conveyed to the Islands of the Blessed, because he was the husband of Helen, and the son-in-law of Jupiter. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 The social manners of the time, and especially the elevated position of the matron, may be gathered from Homer's account of Telemachus's reception at the palace of King Menelaus in Sparta. Greek Women The streak or ray from Tycho which crosses the Mare Serenitatis passes through the walls of Menelaus, and perhaps the central peak is composed of the same substance that forms the ray. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers But when Menelaus threw his spear it went clean through the shield of Paris, and through the side of his breastplate, but only grazed his robe. Tales of Troy and Greece Argos came into the power of Agamemnon, who had married Clytemnestra, the sister of Castor and Pollux, while his brother Menelaus married the beautiful Helen. Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History Twelve miles from this city is Canopus, which, according to ancient tradition, received its name from the prophet of Menelaus, who was buried there. The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens He and his friend Pisistratus are conducted into the great hall, where, after having bathed and anointed themselves and put on fresh raiment, they are received by their host, Menelaus. Greek Women It exceeds Menelaus in brightness as well as in size, its diameter being about twenty-five miles. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers If he himself fell, the Trojans must give up Helen and all her jewels; if Menelaus fell, the Greeks were to return without fair Helen. Tales of Troy and Greece Menelaus, on his return from Troy, called at the court of king Proteus, who restored him Helen, with all her treasure. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) The recovery of the stolen treasure is like Menelaus’s recovery of Helen, and it apparently brings as little happiness to Sigurd as his recreant wife did to the Spartan king. Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas Fast he fled from the wrath of Menelaus, and he cared not to look back on the Argive Helen or the slaughter of his kinsfolk and his people. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The crater mountain, Sulpicius Gallus, on the border of the Mare, north of Manilius and east of Menelaus, is another example of the strange shining quality of certain formations on the moon. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers Another story is that Helen and her bower maiden and her jewels were seized by force, when Menelaus was out hunting. Tales of Troy and Greece Menelaus then returned to Greece and organized a grand expedition to proceed to Troy and recapture the queen. Romulus Makers of History They came close to using them down there in the frozen waste of Menelaus XII, but thirty thousand of us died without ionics. Dead World So Menelaus, the King, departed from his home and went to the city of Priam. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Thus ran the promise to Menelaus, espoused to Helen. A Victor of Salamis Agamemnon had a hundred ships, Diomede had eighty, Nestor had ninety, the Cretans with Idomeneus, had eighty, Menelaus had sixty; but Aias and Ulysses, who lived in small islands, had only twelve ships apiece. Tales of Troy and Greece Meanwhile, Jason, the dispossessed high priest, recovered his authority, and shut up Onias, or Menelaus, as he called himself, in a castle. Ancient States and Empires If the other Companies were not here in Menelaus yet, they must have rendezvoused at Galaxy Center. Dead World At the first he thought within himself, "I would that Œnone were here to see the wife of Menelaus, for surely she is fairer than aught else on the earth." Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life But he has his father's spirit, hence he must know; from Ithaca he goes to Nestor and Menelaus for instruction. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The news of the dishonour done to Menelaus and to all the princes of Greece ran through the country like fire through a forest. Tales of Troy and Greece It was the wife of Menelaus, Helen, who was carried away by Paris, which occasioned the Trojan war. Ancient States and Empires We were deployed across five of the dead planets of Menelaus XII in a ring around Nova-Maurania. Dead World And Helen sat by his side in sullen mood, for she thought of the former days and of the evil which she had done to the good King Menelaus. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Menelaus tells Telemachus the words of Proteus concerning his father Ulysses, gently touching the story of the nymph Calypso, whereat the queen was deeply moved. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus was weak of body, but as brave as the best, or more brave, for he had a keen sense of honour, and would attempt what he had not the strength to do. Tales of Troy and Greece Their chieftains quarrel among themselves, and even Agamemnon and Menelaus lose their fraternal friendship. Ancient States and Empires Pray Zeus that it was not the galley of Menelaus. The Last of the Legions and Other Tales of Long Ago Then in the morning Telemachus bade farewell to Menelaus, and the fair-haired Helen placed in his hands a beautiful robe which her own fingers had wrought. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Pallas, in the guise of Mentor, coincides with Nestor in advising Telemachus to pay a visit to Menelaus, and then she departs, "sailing off like a sea-eagle," whereat great astonishment from all present. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Lots were drawn to decide whether Paris or Menelaus should throw his spear first, and, as Paris won, he threw his spear, but the point was blunted against the shield of Menelaus. Tales of Troy and Greece In the absence of Menelaus in Crete, Paris carries away to Troy both Helen, and a large sum of money belonging to the king. Ancient States and Empires Also, a city of classical importance, visited by the heroes of the Trojan war, the reputed burial-place of the pilot of Menelaus, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Paris, son of Priam, king of Ilium or Troy, abused the hospitality of Menelaus, king of Sparta, by carrying off his wife Helen, the most beautiful woman of the age. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Its fundamental note is restoration after the grand lapse; witness Helen, and Menelaus too; the Third Book has no restoration, because it has no alienation. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus drew his sword, and rushed in, and smote at the crest of the helmet of Paris, but his bronze blade broke into four pieces. Tales of Troy and Greece Hermione, the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen, was given in marriage to the son of Achilles, Neoptolemas, who reigned in Thessaly. Ancient States and Empires The scene is laid before the palace of Menelaus at Sparta. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' Long time he abode in Sparta, and day by day he saw the lady Helen in the halls of Menelaus. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Thus a strong deep stream of sympathy breaks forth from the heart of Menelaus, and the son, hearing his father's name, holds up the purple mantle before his eyes, shedding the tear. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus caught Paris by the horsehair crest of his helmet, and dragged him towards the Greeks, but the chin-strap broke, and Menelaus turning round threw the helmet into the ranks of the Greeks. Tales of Troy and Greece Menelaus hastens home, informed of the perfidy, and consults his brother, Agamemnon, and the venerable Nestor. Ancient States and Empires Menelaus received his Trojan guest with much hospitality, but, unluckily, was soon obliged to make a journey to Crete, leaving Helen to entertain the princely visitor. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The kings and princes elected Agamemnon, King of Mycenae and Argos, and brother of Menelaus, to be their general-in-chief; and he forthwith sent a herald to Troy to demand the surrender of Helen. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes In her case, too, we notice the distant background: Egyptian presents she has, as well as Menelaus, "a golden distaff and a silver basket bound in gold." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary She was obliged to obey, and she called Menelaus in her own voice, and Diomede in the voice of his wife, and Ulysses in the very voice of Penelope. Tales of Troy and Greece Hinton was introduced to nature by a warlike old rooster whose Hellenic cast of countenance had suggested the name of Menelaus. Mr. Opp Menelaus wandered long through Egypt, Cyprus, and elsewhere before he reached his native land. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This oath they all took loyally and with one accord, and Helen chose Menelaus, King of Sparta, who married her with great rejoicing, and took her away to his kingdom. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes We must note, too, that the poet has shown Menelaus as prepared to receive this divine revelation; the Greek wanderer has been brought to contrition by manifold sufferings. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Next day Telemachus showed to Menelaus how hardly he and his mother were treated by the proud wooers, and Menelaus prayed that Ulysses might come back to Ithaca, and slay the wooers every one. Tales of Troy and Greece He could not distinguish Menelaus from Paris now, and Helen of Troy was no longer to be recognized. Mr. Opp The far-famed Helen, wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, was the most beautiful woman in the world. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And it was as well answered as that of Menelaus had been. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes Even here Egyptian Proteus leads Menelaus to the Greek Gods, and becomes himself a kind of antecedent Hellenic deity. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary If you hate all Greeks alike, then slay me; this is what Agamemnon and Ulysses desire; Menelaus would thank you for my head.' Tales of Troy and Greece Men e lā' os, or Menelaus—a son of Atreus and brother of Agamemnon. Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece On this plain meet in fierce combat Paris the abductor and Menelaus the indignant husband. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The dusky Menelaus may have put to sea, but he never appeared in view of the flying ships. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Menelaus could not tell that tale; the man himself must be seen doing, overcoming his obstacles by the deed. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Moreover, when we have taken Troy, and gone home, Menelaus will give you his daughter, the beautiful Hermione, to be your wife, with gold in great plenty.' Tales of Troy and Greece Menelaus, her husband, ill-used her; and there never was any siege of Troy at all. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism From here Ulysses and Menelaus were sent to that city as envoys to demand a return of Helen and the stolen property. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Here, therefore, Menelaus was detained, Giving his friend due burial, and his rites Funereal celebrating, though in haste Still to proceed. The Odyssey of Homer The separation from Menelaus and Helen is told in the style of lofty hospitality. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The chiefs met in council, and Menelaus arose and said that his heart was wasted with sorrow for the death of so many brave men who had sailed to Troy for his sake. Tales of Troy and Greece I wish I had known that when I was young; it would have saved me a bad mark for paraphrasing "Menelaus and Paris got into a muss over Helen." Confessions of a Book-Lover Meanwhile a Trojan archer wounds Menelaus with an arrow, and a general battle ensues. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Ulysses, Menelaus, and myself Their chosen coadjutor, led the band. The Odyssey of Homer Menelaus brings as his present a wine-bowl wrought by divine skill, "the work of Vulcan," which was given him by the king of the Sidonians—another glance back to Phœnicia and its art. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Then Menelaus swore by the splendour of Zeus that Ulysses could ask him for no gift that he would not gladly give; so they embraced, and both armed themselves and went up into the horse. Tales of Troy and Greece Hence, when Agamemnon offers a hecatomb to Jupiter, his brother Menelaus walks in to dinner, ἁχλητος, without invitation. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 As regards Helen, the cause of the war, she was recovered by Menelaus, and gladly accompanied him back to Sparta. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Which when the valiant Menelaus heard, He bade his spouse and maidens spread the board At once with remnants of the last regale. The Odyssey of Homer In his narrative we behold the starting-point of the calamities, the difference between Agamemnon and Menelaus, followed by a series of separations in succession. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus and Agamemnon stood alone and fought in the crowd of Trojans, like two wild boars that a circle of hunters surrounds with spears, so fiercely they stood at bay. Tales of Troy and Greece And Menelaus said about Odysseus, "Nor did anything ever divide or separate us, who loved and delighted in one another, till death's black cloud overshadowed us." Plutarch's Morals With bold Menelaus he thitherward strode, In valour in equal to War's fiery god, Then fierce was the fight—dread the deeds that were done, Till, aided by Pallas, the battle he won. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 The Hero Menelaus then enquired What cause had urged me to the pleasant vale Of Lacedæmon; plainly I rehearsed The occasion, and the Hero thus replied. The Odyssey of Homer Nestor gives the picture of these repeated divisions; once, twice, thrice the breach occurs; first he separates from Agamemnon, the second time from Ulysses, the third time from Menelaus. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary When the neighboring kings and chiefs received Menelaus' message, they were delighted; for fighting was their only occupation, and they enjoyed the din of battle more than anything else. The Story of the Greeks He made Latin translations of Theodosius, Menelaus, Euclid, Apollonius, and Archimedes, and wrote on cosmography and other mathematical subjects. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Let Helen Be laid by Paris, villain, and dead villain— Dead long ago if he had taken the field Instead of Menelaus. Helen Redeemed and Other Poems They, following, next, The Hero Menelaus to his hall Each on his couch or on his throne reposed. The Odyssey of Homer The Poet brings Menelaus, as the culmination of his story, to strike the chord which stirs most profoundly the soul of Telemachus. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary From that warfaring driven to alien shores, Menelaus son of Atreus is in exile far as Proteus' Pillars, Ulysses hath seen the Cyclopes of Aetna. The Aeneid of Virgil But thee, O most shameless man, we follow, that thou mayest rejoice; seeking satisfaction from the Trojans for Menelaus, and for thy pleasure, shameless one! for which things thou hast neither respect nor care. The Iliad of Homer (1873) So only shall ye close this agelong strife, Nor by redemption of a too fair wife, Now smiling, now averse, now hot, now cold, O Menelaus, may the tale be told! Helen Redeemed and Other Poems He said; the Hero Menelaus smiled, And stroaking tenderly his cheek, replied. The Odyssey of Homer Already the heart of Menelaus is full at the thought of his friend Ulysses, and he warms toward the latter's son now present. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary His peace of mind being at length restored, Orestes assumed the government of the kingdom of Argos, and became united to the beautiful Hermione, daughter of Helen and Menelaus. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Thus he spoke, but he roused the courage of warlike Ajax, and he advanced through the foremost warriors, and with him yellow-haired Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) "Content you," Menelaus said, "I wait Upon thy word, thou fosterling of Zeus." Helen Redeemed and Other Poems Then it was That Menelaus bade the general host Their thoughts bend homeward o’er the sacred Deep, Which Agamemnon in no sort approved. The Odyssey of Homer Already we have seen the spiritual gift of Egypt to the Greek mind shadowed forth in the story of Menelaus in the Fourth Book. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus now sought Helen in the royal palace, who, being immortal, still retained all her former beauty and fascination. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome On the other side stood the son of Atreus, warlike Menelaus, augmenting the great grief in his bosom. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Myrtilla There to her in that gray hour, That gray hour before the sun, Cometh he she waiteth for, Menelaus like a ghost, Like a dry leaf tempest-tost, Stalking restless, her reproach. Helen Redeemed and Other Poems Sir! send thy menial women to bring home The precious charge committed to my care, 90 Thy gifts at Menelaus’ hands received. The Odyssey of Homer The wisdom of life here peers forth in the much-traveled Menelaus; suffering has taught him to consider others; sorrow he has experienced, but it has brought its best reward—compassion. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Here the young Trojan prince first beheld Helen, the daughter of Zeus and Leda, and sister of the Dioscuri, who was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and the loveliest woman of her time. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome But Pisander went direct against glorious Menelaus, because evil Fate led him towards the end of death, to be subdued by thee, O Menelaus, in the dire battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873) And Helen put it to her lips, and touched her eyes with it, and dropped it down the wall to Menelaus her husband. The Ruinous Face The same Minotaur has served for us since the time of Menelaus. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Finally, Menelaus learns of his own future existence from the Old Man, who is in person the very embodiment of what lies beyond the senses, of immortality. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Now that the presence of Achilles was required, owing to an oracular prediction that Troy could not be taken without him, Menelaus consulted Calchas the soothsayer, who revealed to him the place of his concealment. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome Minerva then persuades Pandarus to break the truce by aiming an arrow at Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) But upon Menelaus, the King, the season worked like a ferment, so that he could never stay long in one place. The Ruinous Face It is considered by Count Maffei to represent Ajax supporting Menelaus. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 Ithaca is truly the realm of discord in contrast to the harmony of Sparta and the House of Menelaus, which has also had sore trials. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary He at length conferred the hand of Helen upon Menelaus, a warlike prince, devoted to martial exercises and the pleasures of the chase, to whom he resigned his throne and kingdom. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome The son of Jason gave of wine a thousand measures, to be brought separately, as a gift to the sons of Atreus, Agamemnon and Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) She looked up quickly at King Menelaus, and smiled half, and moved her hand; and she went to Paris. The Ruinous Face When Menelaus was wounded, a messenger was sent for Machaon, who extracted the barbed arrow, sucked the wound and applied a secret ointment made known to Æsculapius by Chiron the Centaur, according to tradition. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine The arrival and recognition of the son of Ulysses by Menelaus and Helen who are in a mood of reminiscence, speaking of and in the Present with many a glance back into the Past. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus and Agamemnon now raised the war-cry, which was unanimously responded to from one end of Greece to the other. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome But warlike Menelaus then wounded Thoas in the breast, exposed near the shield, and relaxed his limbs. The Iliad of Homer (1873) And what of such a woman, O lord Menelaus, what of her in her misery? The Ruinous Face Our Menelaus, being annoyed at that, divorced his wife. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Helen and Menelaus, each in turn, tell stories of Ulysses at Troy to the son, who thus learns much about his father. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Jason seized the opportunity and revolted against his brother Menelaus. With the British Army in The Holy Land The evil here spoken of, and of which a choice is presented to Menelaus, are loss of both the body and the armour of Patroclus, or of either separately. The Iliad of Homer (1873) And King Menelaus returned to his quarters, glorying in his strength. The Ruinous Face The history then of Menelaus in Egypt, if such a person ever existed, amounts to this. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Such is the grand Return of Menelaus out of struggle and dualism into peace and reconciliation with himself and the world, barring certain painful memories. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Homer says, "But for you, O Menelaus, it is not decreed by the gods to die; but the immortals will send you to the Elysian plain, because you are the son in law of Zeus." The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Him yellow-haired Menelaus smote upon the belt while hastening to flight, and drove the brazen weapon quite through. The Iliad of Homer (1873) So it was that the counsel of King Menelaus was overpassed, and that of Odysseus prevailed. The Ruinous Face From this place Menelaus obtained proper advice, by which he directed his voyage. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Then the eager youth saw Menelaus, and heard his story of the Return; he is the man who seeks the treasures of the East, and brings them to Hellas in the Hellenic way. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary My dear Mrs. Menelaus,—I think I am exceedingly good to write to you so soon, indeed I am quite afraid you will begin to consider me intrusive with my frequent letters. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle He, falling, gave a crash, and Menelaus, the son of Atreus, dragged away the body from the Trojans to the crowd of his companions. The Iliad of Homer (1873) And with him lay the word that he should make his plan, and tell it over to Menelaus, that he might tell it again to Helen when he saw her on the wall. The Ruinous Face From hence, I think, we may unravel the mystery about the pilot of Menelaus, who is said to have been named Canobus, and to have given name to the principal seaport in Egypt. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The distant background of this entire visit of Telemachus to Sparta is Egyptian and Oriental, as we see from the talk of both Helen and Menelaus. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Paris, son of Priam, had carried her off from her husband Menelaus, and so caused the Trojan war. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Thus he spoke; nor did Menelaus, good in the din of war, disobey. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Then Menelaus, with the bloody spear in his hand newly plucked from the neck of Paris, gazed at his wife, not knowing her. The Ruinous Face In other words, it was a temple of Proteus upon the Canobic branch of the Nile, to which the Poet makes Menelaus have recourse. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Both men return to Hellas as the common destination; hence, we find in this Book everywhere expressed the intimate brotherhood between Menelaus and Ulysses. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The reference here is to the story of how Paris, son of Priam, king of Troy, seized Helen, the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta, and so caused the Trojan war. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Thus, O Jove-nurtured Menelaus, were thy shining eyes turned round in all directions through the band of thy numerous companions, if anywhere thou mightst behold the son of Nestor, yet living. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Now, when King Menelaus had feasted in the hall, he came immediately after into the Queen's chamber. The Ruinous Face Proteus of Egypt, whom Menelaus was supposed to have consulted about his passage homeward, was a tower of this sort with a purait. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Nestor, as we have seen, is quite without inner conflict; Menelaus and Helen represent a long, long training in the school of error, tribulation, misfortune. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The 'Atridan pair' were Agamemnon, king of Argos, and Menelaus, king of Sparta, the sons of Atreus. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor All things correctly hast thou spoken, O illustrious Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) "Touch me not, Menelaus," she said, "touch me no more until I know whether thou art true or false." The Ruinous Face His wife's name being Helen, he compared himself to Menelaus. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter But Menelaus and Ulysses, wandering far over the Greek border, reach a new world, and require a new art-form for their adequate utterance. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary A truce had been concluded by the Greek and Trojans but it was broken by Pandarus, who shot an arrow at Menelaus. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Euphorbus, attempting to despoil Patroclus of his armour, is slain by Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) One of the shepherds in Vergil's fifth eclogue invites the other to "sit beneath the grateful shade, which hazels interlaced with elms have made;" but this hazel of which Menelaus spoke was a tree. Some Winter Days in Iowa Like Menelaus, I have learned to hate the empty hollows of their eyes where 'Love lies dead.' Roads from Rome It was the story of Menelaus in the Fourth Book, who also found Proteus and Eidothea, a new order of deities, though Olympus and Zeus lay in the distant background. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Priam was the king of Troy, and the Atridae were Agamemnon and Menelaus. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor Hear me, ye Trojans, and ye well-greaved Greeks: I, indeed, return again to wind-swept Ilion, since I can by no means endure to behold with these eyes my dear son fighting with Mars-beloved Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Paris, a Trojan prince, having come to Greece, had abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. History Of Ancient Civilization The description of the belt of Menelaus, exactly resembles those that are now worn by the great men, fastened before with broad golden clasps, and embroidered round with rich work. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Nestor makes the immediate Return, without conflict, through Greece, but he points directly to Menelaus, and foreshadows the coming of Ulysses. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus and Agamemnon were the sons of Atreus. The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor But go now, challenge Mars-beloved Menelaus to fight once more against thee! The Iliad of Homer (1873) The girl was very beautiful, but very painful the alacrity with which she passes from the arms of Menelaus to the arms of Paris, from the arms of Paris to those of Deiphobus, his conqueror. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service However, there is some pleasure in seeing the valley where I imagined the famous duel of Menelaus and Paris had been fought, and where the greatest city in the world was situated. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Menelaus in his voyage transcends the Greek world of the Trojan epoch, and brings back the story thereof to his country. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary To Proteus' Pillars, far remote from men An exile, Menelaus wends his way; Ulysses shudders at the Cyclops' den; Why speak of Pyrrhus, by Orestes slain? The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor O daughter of ægis-bearing Jove, unwearied one, certainly we have made a vain promise to Menelaus, that he should return after having destroyed well-walled Ilium, if we suffer destructive Mars thus to rage. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Landing in Sparta, Paris hastened to the court of Menelaus, where he was hospitably received. The Story of Troy Now upon that day Menelaus was sending his daughter into Phthia, with horses and chariots, as a bride for Achilles' son. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Much light Egypt with all its darkness furnished to Moses and Judea; much to Menelaus and to Hellas. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus is the only one of the Grecian heroes that had no other wife or mistress—here was devotion and constancy! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 O soft one, O Menelaus, why art thou thus so much concerned for these men? The Iliad of Homer (1873) Then Paris, taking advantage of the absence of Menelaus, induced Helen to desert her husband and her home, and go with him to Troy. The Story of Troy And more would Menelaus have told them then if Helen, his wife, had not been seen to weep. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus holds the Old Man fast, and asks: What God detains me from my return? Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Agamemnon, Menelaus, Nestor, and Ajax, passing over the stage. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 Woman! assail me not in soul with reproachful taunts; for now indeed has Menelaus conquered by Minerva's aid; but I in turn will vanquish him, for gods are with us also. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He told her of the promise of Venus, and assured her that she would be received with great honor in his father's palace, and protected against the anger of Menelaus. The Story of Troy Said Menelaus, 'Relieve your heart of its sorrow, Helen, by praising Hector to this youth and by telling your memories of him.' The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Verily the heart of the difficulty; Menelaus has not placed himself in harmony with the divine order, in which he must act. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary So Menelaus at the view rejoiced Of lovely Alexander, for he hoped His punishment at hand. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Being rebuked by Hector, he consents to engage Menelaus, and a treaty is arranged. The Iliad of Homer (1873) At the same time he carried away a vast quantity of treasure in gold and other costly things which belonged to King Menelaus. The Story of Troy Then Telemachus gathered his followers, and he bade them take on board the presents that Menelaus and Helen had given him. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The second one of those who have succeeded in getting home is Menelaus, whose sweep is far beyond that of Nestor and the immediate Greek world, taking in Egypt and the East. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Thy lyre, thy locks, thy person, specious gifts Of partial Venus, will avail thee nought, Once mixt by Menelaus with the dust. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Menelaus, as conqueror, calls upon the Trojans to fulfil the conditions of the challenge. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Menelaus, upon hearing what Paris had done, immediately returned to Sparta, and began to make preparations to avenge the wrong. The Story of Troy And Menelaus, thinking upon Odysseus and on all his toils, was silent and sad; and sad and silent too was Peisistratus, thinking upon Antilochos, his brother, who had perished in the war of Troy. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy As Telemachus arrives, he notes the outer setting to this noble picture of Menelaus and Helen. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Princess thou hast described him: hither once240 The noble Ithacan, on thy behalf Ambassador with Menelaus, came: Beneath my roof, with hospitable fare Friendly I entertained them. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper But the victory, indeed, belongs to Mars-beloved Menelaus: let us therefore consult how these things shall be, whether we shall again excite the destructive war, and dreadful battle-din, or promote friendship between both parties. The Iliad of Homer (1873) They were bound to do this by an oath they had taken at the time of the marriage of Helen and Menelaus. The Story of Troy Now the fairest woman in the world was in Greece; she was Helen, and she was married to King Menelaus. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus hints that it was at least very dangerous to the Greeks, though he delicately lays the blame of it on some God, "who must have inspired thee." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Minerva descends for that purpose, and in the form of Laodocus, a son of Priam, exhorts Pandarus to shoot at Menelaus, and succeeds. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper But I will chide Menelaus, dear and respected though he be, nor will I conceal, even if thou shouldst be displeased with me, since thus he sleeps, and has permitted thee alone to labour. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Helen was the daughter of Tynʹda-rus, who was king of Sparta before Menelaus. The Story of Troy He stole her from the house of Menelaus and brought her into Troy. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The last great singer of the ages has in our own time, evoked her ghost once more in the shining palace of Menelaus at Sparta. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary But, oh my Menelaus, dire distress Awaits me, if thy close of life be come, And thou must die. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Ajax and Menelaus then go to the relief of Ajax, and Eurypylus, who had joined them, is shot in the thigh by Paris, who also wounds Machaon. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Helen then made choice of Menelaus, to whom she was immediately married with great pomp and popular rejoicing. The Story of Troy King Menelaus sent to Troy and demanded that his wife be given back to him. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Taking the three divisions together, we note that they form the total sweep of one great Return, that of Menelaus, from unity through separation back to harmony. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary So shall our toils be vain, and while thy bones Shall waste these clods beneath, Troy's haughty sons205 The tomb of Menelaus glory-crown'd Insulting barbarous, shall scoff at me. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Then grief seized the son of Atreus, Menelaus, brave in the din of battle, and he advanced, threatening the hero, king Helenus; brandishing his sharp spear, whilst the other drew the horn of his bow. The Iliad of Homer (1873) On the death of Tyndarus, Menelaus became king of Sparta, and he and his beautiful queen lived and reigned together in prosperity and happiness until the ill-fated visit of Paris. The Story of Troy Now Agamemnon, seeing Menelaus, his brother, flouted by the Trojans, vowed to injure Troy. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy We have already noticed the three grand Returns, rising one above the other to the culmination—that of Nestor, of Menelaus, of Ulysses. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Twice have I shot, and twice I struck the mark,240 First Menelaus, and Tydides next; From each I drew the blood, true, genuine blood, Yet have but more incensed them. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper So saying, having stripped the bloody armour from the body, illustrious Menelaus gave it to his companions, whilst he, advancing, was again mixed with the foremost combatants. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Menelaus volunteered to accompany them, thinking that he might be able to persuade his wife to return to her home. The Story of Troy And yet one whom I cherished as Menelaus cherished Helen has been taken from me by order of this King! The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus, however, prophesies the third Return, and thus directly joins his account with the Ulyssiad. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Our word That Troy shall perish, hath been given in vain845 To Menelaus, if we suffer Mars To ravage longer uncontrol'd. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper In this same manner the martial Menelaus put on his arms. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Menelaus was not even permitted to see his wife. The Story of Troy When they both stood up, Menelaus seemed the greater man, but when they sat down Odysseus seemed by far the most stately. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy At once Menelaus was ready to obey, though "his heart was broken" at the thought of recrossing the sea to Egypt, for the "way was long and difficult." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus, having dispatched Antilochus to Achilles with news of the death of Patroclus, returns to the battle, and, together with Meriones, bears Patroclus off the field, while the Ajaces cover their retreat. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper For Alexander and Mars-beloved Menelaus are about to fight with long spears for the woman. The Iliad of Homer (1873) He was accompanied by his brother Menelaus, and by a chief named Pal-a-meʹdes, a very wise and learned man as well as a brave warrior. The Story of Troy Then the lady Helen left the distaff down and said, 'Menelaus, I am minded to tell you who one of these strangers is. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy "The Gods have decreed thou shalt not die, O Menelaus, but shalt dwell in the Elysian Plain, at the ends of the earth." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary But meeting Menelaus first, brave son Of Atreus, in the form and with the voice Robust of Phœnix, him she thus bespake. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper King Agamemnon answering him replied: "Would that it were so, O beloved Menelaus; but the physician shall probe the wound, and apply remedies, which may ease thee of thy acute pains." The Iliad of Homer (1873) These, o'er the bending ocean, Helen's cause, In sixty ships with Menelaus draws. The Story of Troy Then said Menelaus, 'I too mark his likeness to Odysseus. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The first portion of the Book extends to line 328, where Nestor ends his story of the Returns and suggests the journey to Menelaus for another phase thereof: "the sun set and darkness came on." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Now noble Menelaus! looking forth, See if Antilochus be yet alive, Brave son of Nestor, whom exhort to fly790 With tidings to Achilles, of the friend Whom most he loved, of his Patroclus slain. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Just as the armies are on the point of engaging, Paris proposes a single combat, but, on Menelaus advancing, retires in affright. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Cause the Trojans and the Greeks To pause from battle, while, between the hosts, I and the warlike Menelaus strive In single fight for Helen and her wealth. The Story of Troy Thereafter King Menelaus told of his adventure with the Ancient One of the Sea—the adventure that had brought to him the last tidings of Odysseus. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy But now in the Fourth Book we are to hear of the second great Return, in which two Greeks participate, Menelaus and Helen. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Most noble Menelaus! good is all Which thou hast spoken. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Often did Mars-beloved Menelaus entertain him in our palace, when he would come from Crete. The Iliad of Homer (1873) The brave Menelaus heard the challenge with delight, and promptly accepted it. The Story of Troy I remember that he and Menelaus came on an embassy to the assembly of the Trojans. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Nestor, though unable himself to give much information about the Return, can point to the second grand Returner, Menelaus, who has lately come from a distant land, and may have something to say. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary But noble Menelaus threw behind Meriones, companion in the field,655 Of King Idomeneus, a lance's flight, For slowest were his steeds, and he, to rule The chariot in the race, least skill'd of all. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Thus Menelaus rejoiced, having beheld with his eyes godlike Alexander. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Paris hurled his javelin, but Menelaus warded off the blow with his strong brazen shield. The Story of Troy On the evening before he departed Menelaus spoke to him of the famous deeds of his father, Odysseus. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy At the court of Nestor, with its deeply religious atmosphere, she can appear; but she declines to go with him in person to Menelaus, though she advises the journey. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Then, stung with grief, and with resentment fired Immeasurable, Menelaus rose To charge Antilochus. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper O lady, assuredly hast thou spoken this word very truly: for already in former times divine Ulysses came hither also, on an embassy concerning thee, with Mars-beloved Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Instantly Menelaus rushed forward, sword in hand, and dealt a powerful blow at his enemy's head. The Story of Troy Menelaus came to where they sat and said to Telemachus and Peisistratus, 'By your looks I know you to be of the line of Kings. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy She is indeed a new Helen, standing forth in the purest radiance within the shining palace of Menelaus. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Oh royal Menelaus! patient bear The fault of one thy junior far, in years Alike unequal and in worth to thee. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper If, on the one hand, Alexander should slay Menelaus, let him thenceforth retain Helen and all her possessions; but let us return in our sea-traversing ships. The Iliad of Homer (1873) This time Paris was saved by the brazen helmet he wore, for when Menelaus struck it, the blade of his sword broke in pieces. The Story of Troy Her maids were with her, and they set a chair for her near where Menelaus was and they put a rug of soft wool under her feet. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy It is Eidothea, the Goddess of Appearance, yet the daughter of Proteus, the old First One, to whom she directs Menelaus, as the only means of salvation. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary As on the ears of growing corn the dews Fall grateful, while the spiry grain erect Bristles the fields, so, Menelaus, felt Thy inmost soul a soothing pleasure sweet! The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper But Menelaus, valiant in the din 113 of war, came of his own accord, 114 for he knew his brother in his heart, how he was oppressed. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Standing unseen beside him, she broke the helmet strap under his chin, and thus released him from the grasp of the wrathful Menelaus. The Story of Troy Thus from Menelaus the youth Telemachus got tiding of his father. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Finally Proteus prophesies the immortality of Menelaus, for has not the latter reached beyond Appearance into the Eternal already, just by catching and holding Proteus? Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The care of the goddess, the unsuspecting security of Menelaus, the ease with which she diverts the danger, and the danger itself, are all included in these few words. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Why Menelaus did so, is no matter to us, and probably was no mystery to his brother. The Iliad of Homer (1873) It was once, I know, Thy boast that thou wert more than peer in strength And power of hand, and practice with the spear, To warlike Menelaus. The Story of Troy When they spoke in the assembly, Menelaus was ready and skilful of speech. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Though Telemachus is not told that his father is returning, still he may draw such an inference from the story of Menelaus, who was also detained on an island longing to get home. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Trojans, he bids, and Grecians on the field Their arms dispose; while he, the hosts between, With warlike Menelaus shall in fight105 Contend for Helen, and for all her wealth. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Is it because Menelaus, having now conquered noble Alexander, wishes to bring hated me home, that therefore with artful purpose thou now standest near me? The Iliad of Homer (1873) Then, approaching Panʹda-rus, a famous archer of the Trojan allies, she persuaded him to aim an arrow at Menelaus. The Story of Troy But Peisistratus said, 'Tarry until it is dawn, Telemachus, when Menelaus will come to us and send us on our way.' The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Thus Menelaus and also Helen are shown to have solved their problem. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary He ceased, and all deep silence held, amazed;110 When valiant Menelaus thus began. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Thou wouldst venture then to aim a swift arrow at Menelaus. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Their great chiefs, Agamemnon and Menelaus, and the two Ajaxes and Ulysses, performed wondrous deeds of courage, slaying many Trojan warriors. The Story of Troy Then when it was light King Menelaus came to them. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus has also his myth of Ulysses at Troy, which he now proceeds to tell. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Paris and Menelaus, warrior bold, With quivering lances shall contend for thee, And thou art his who conquers; his for ever. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Nor did the blessed immortal gods forget thee, O Menelaus; 174 but chiefly the spoil-hunting daughter of Jove, who, standing before thee, averted the deadly weapon. The Iliad of Homer (1873) At length Menelaus, rising from his seat, declared that he was ready to accept the challenge, and so he put on his armor. The Story of Troy Then Menelaus gave him the beautiful two-handled cup that had been a gift to himself from the king of the Sidonians. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Helen is not now present, nor is her struggle the theme; Menelaus, the man, is to recount his experience in his return to Hellas. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Menelaus is wounded, and Agamemnon having consigned him to the care of Machaon, goes forth to perform the duties of commander-in-chief, in the encouragement of his host to battle. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Then Agamemnon, the king of men, shuddered, as he beheld the black gore flowing from the wound, and Mars-beloved Menelaus himself shuddered. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Ajax, seeing them advance, bade Menelaus summon the other Greek warriors to help in defending the body of their countryman. The Story of Troy Then were the horses yoked to the chariot and Telemachus and Peisistratus bade farewell to Menelaus and Helen who had treated them so kindly. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The desolation of Menelaus and his companions on the island of Pharos; no Return possible, death from hunger imminent. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary While Menelaus thus the cares engross'd Of all those Chiefs, the shielded powers of Troy260 'Gan move toward them, and the Greeks again Put on their armor, mindful of the fight. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Whilst they were thus occupied around warlike Menelaus, meantime the ranks of the shielded Trojans advanced; and these again put on their arms, and were mindful of battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Then Ulysses, and Pyrrhus, and Menelaus, and Epeus, and a number of other Greek warriors, mounted into it by means of a ladder, after which the opening was fastened by strong bolts. The Story of Troy As they were ready to go Menelaus poured out of a golden cup wine as an offering to the gods. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The account of the death of Ajax has its meaning for Menelaus, who thought of getting home with paying due regard to the Gods. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Them fallen in battle Menelaus saw With pity moved; radiant in arms he shook665 His brazen spear, and strode into the van. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Him indeed the son of Atreus, spear-renowned Menelaus, wounded with a spear as he stood, having smote him on the collar-bone. The Iliad of Homer (1873) But Menelaus had the good fortune of meeting a water nymph named I-doʹthe-a, a daughter of Proteus, and she directed him what to do. The Story of Troy Rouse Menelaus, and let him send thee upon thy way.' The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy The four people weep in common; it is but an outburst; they rally from their sorrow, Menelaus commands: "Let us cease from mourning and think of the feast." Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Meantime, not less appall'd Was Menelaus, on whose eyelids sleep Sat not, lest the Achaians for his sake30 O'er many waters borne, and now intent On glorious deeds, should perish all at Troy. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper But he was rolled from his chariot near the wheel, prone in the dust on his mouth: but near him stood Menelaus, the son of Atreus, holding his long-shadowed spear. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Menelaus was the first to stand guard over the body, and Euphorbus was the first to fall in the fight. The Story of Troy And as Menelaus poured it out, Telemachus prayed that he might find Odysseus, his father, in his home. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus will undertake to answer the question by a tale which shadows forth the Distant and the Future—a prophetic tale, which casts its glance through the veil of Time and Space. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Ajax with Menelaus flies to the relief of Ulysses, and Eurypylus, soon after, to the relief of Ajax. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper O my friend, O Jove-nurtured Menelaus, no longer do I expect that even we ourselves will return from battle. The Iliad of Homer (1873) When Menelaus saw him approaching, he withdrew, and hurried off to seek help, for he feared to encounter the terrible Trojan leader. The Story of Troy Telemachus asked Menelaus was this not a sign from Zeus, the greatest of the Gods. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy For it is Proteus who sends Menelaus back to the Gods whom he has neglected and offended. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Grief at that spectacle the bosom fill'd Of valiant Menelaus; high he shook His radiant spear, and threatening him, advanced On royal Helenus, who ready stood With his bow bent. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Yet not even thus did he neglect the command of Menelaus; but he hastened to run, and gave his armour to Laodocus, his blameless companion, who, near him, managed the solid-hoofed steeds. The Iliad of Homer (1873) At last Menelaus and a brother warrior lifted up the body and bore it away towards the trench. The Story of Troy And on that day, too, Hermes, by the will of Zeus, went to Ogygia—to that Island where, as the Ancient One of the Sea had shown Menelaus, Odysseus was held by the nymph Calypso. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Menelaus begins to feel sorrow, which is a penitent condition antecedent to all help. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary On the other side, with tender grief oppress'd Unspeakable, brave Menelaus stood. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Meriones and Menelaus, however, succeed in carrying off the body of Patroclus, although the Greeks are completely routed. The Iliad of Homer (1873) His son Deiphobus, who had married Helen after the death of Paris, was slain by Menelaus. The Story of Troy And from Pylos go to Sparta, to the home of Menelaus and Helen, and beg tidings of your father from them too. The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy In other words, Menelaus unfolds in a mythical form, the Universal to his young pupil, and we may now see in what manner he gives the lesson. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary Vain hope! he many a lifeless Trojan heap'd On slain Patroclus, but at length his speech To warlike Menelaus thus address'd. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper Nor did Patroclus, subdued in fight by the Trojans, escape the notice of the son of Atreus, Mars-beloved Menelaus; but he advanced through the foremost warriors, armed in glittering brass. The Iliad of Homer (1873) |
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