Menelaus — The Trojan Women Character Profile

About Menelaus

King of Sparta seeking vengeance and justice for the war's destruction.

Menelaus — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Military command, Swordsmanship, Royal decree

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 7/10

Quick Facts about Menelaus

Hair Color

Blond hair

Menelaus's Known Relations

• Aethiolas — Child
• Hermione — Child
• Nicostratus — Child
• Megapenthes — Child
• Pleisthenes — Child
• Xenodamus — Child
• Morraphius — Child
• Corythus — Child
• Thronius — Child
• Helen of Troy — Spouse
• Aerope — Mother
• Atreus — Father
• Agamemnon — Sibling
• Anaxibia — Sibling
• Cnossia — Unmarried partner

Menelaus appears in 3 titles

• The Trojan Women (1971)
• Iphigenia (1977) — character page
• Troy (2004) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Patrick Magee

Appears in

The Trojan Women (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Menelaus — Romantic Former Husband — Helen (Irene Papas)

  Their former marriage becomes the basis of Helen's impending judgment.

  Helen waits to learn whether she will live or die at the hands of her former husband Menelaus.

• Menelaus — Conflict Enemy Monarchs — Hecuba (Katharine Hepburn)

  They represent opposing royal powers after the destruction of Troy.

  Hecuba is the defeated Queen of Troy, while Menelaus is the Greek king seeking vengeance after the Trojan War.

• Menelaus — Professional Ruler And Herald — Talthybius (Brian Blessed)

  Talthybius serves the victorious Greek authority represented by Menelaus.

  Menelaus is identified as a Greek king, while Talthybius is identified as the herald who delivers the Greek decree.

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