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 2 titles

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

Character Facts

Played by

Patrick Magee

Appears in

The Trojan Women (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

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

  Helen faces judgment from her former husband, the Greek king who blames her for the war.

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