Talk:Menelaus

message: Perhaps his life should be split up according to his roles in the different epics? aka Iliad section, Odyssey section, etc. ~ Jared ~ 20:55, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: Menelaus (king) → Menelaus – The overwhelming majority of references to Menelaus mean the mythical king of Sparta and brother of Agamemnon, so this page should be at Menelaus, with other things named "Menelaus" listed at Menelaus (disambiguation); if a disambiguating title for the mythological character is really needed, however, it should be Menelaus (mythology) for consistency. (the above statement is false there is clear evedence that that a king of Sparta really existed named Menelaus during that time period, belived to be the brother of Agamemnon).--Akhilleus (talk) 18:22, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As a Greek lover of history, I would like to see the "clear evidence that a king of Sparta really existed named Menelaus during that time period, belived to be the brother of Agamemnon".  Which document or archaeological find backs this claim? Apostolos Vranas (talk) 19:45, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

text: The good soul edited Menelaus after the move, so it needs an admin to fix; if you are or can find one, I support speedy movement. Septentrionalis 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I am indeed. Will do so immediatelyjohn k 09:34, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

text: It's not clear to me what you're referencing--the reference I see to date is for the artistic work and describes the origin of the art.  (Community editor (talk) 01:52, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Support, exactly per nom. Aquilina 11:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: Add any additional comments
I don't see as we need to do an RM.  Somebody just moved the page like a week ago.  Would anyone object if I just go ahead and move Menelaus to Menelaus (disambiguation) and this page to Menelaus? john k 12:56, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The good soul edited Menelaus after the move, so it needs an admin to fix; if you are or can find one, I support speedy movement. Septentrionalis 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I am indeed. Will do so immediatelyjohn k 09:34, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

text: It's not clear to me what you're referencing--the reference I see to date is for the artistic work and describes the origin of the art.  (Community editor (talk) 01:52, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: Enjoy! Ifnkovhg (talk) 07:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did a rewrite. 

message: 1. "Together, Menelaus and Helen had a daughter, Hermione, and some variations of the myth suggest they had two sons as well."
What is the source for such variation?
:I added a source (Sappho) for Hermione ...  I haven't found yet something concrete about their reputed sons ... Apostolos Vranas (talk) 19:34, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question and comment 

message: I inserted the two possible etymologies of the King's name Μένος + Λαὸς (Passion/Impetus of the People) and Μῆνις + Λαὸς (Wrath of the people) and someone edited them out.  It's not that I am offended but I seriously think that they are needed.  Most of us would agree that Menelaus is a legendary King - an anonymous historical King of mycenean Sparta may have joined the expedition against Troy but we all got to know the Homeric fictional character with the name that fits his "epic" role.
In that aspect I would ask that the etymologies of Menelaus' name be restored.  Apostolos Vranas (talk) 19:46, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Etymologies of Menelaus' name Are Necessary! 

message: Shouldn't we be identifying her as "of Sparta" in this article, considering she was of Spartan origin and the wife of a Spartan? 99.54.188.176 (talk) 12:01, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Helen of Sparta

message: The IPA listed is how I pronounce this name as an American, but the UK pronunciation is much more similar to the Greek, "menahlahohs". But I suck at IPA. I think both pronunciations should be listed. ResultingConstant (talk) 15:41, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  IPA