# Menelaus — The Iliad character guide

> Menelaus in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Atrides, fair-haired Menelaus, valiant Menelaus, warlike Menelaus

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

King of Sparta, husband of Helen, and brother of Agamemnon.

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