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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries墨涅拉俄斯
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mò niè lā èsī
"墨涅拉俄斯是斯巴达国王。"
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In Greek mythology, the king of Sparta, brother of Agamemnon, and husband of Helen, whose abduction by Paris precipitated the Trojan War.
"In Homer's Iliad, Menelaus challenges Paris to single combat." - 2
A theorem in geometry concerning the collinearity of points on the sides of a triangle, traditionally attributed to Menelaus of Alexandria.
"Students applied Menelaus theorem to solve the advanced geometric proof."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from ancient Greek Menelāos, composed of menos (meaning 'force', 'spirit', or 'courage') and lāos (meaning 'people' or 'host'). In classical mythology, it is famously the name of the king of Sparta and husband of Helen of Troy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Menelaus" is said worldwide
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Ménélas
Transliteration: ménélas
"Ménélas était le roi de Sparte."
Menelaos
Transliteration: menelaos
"Menelaos war der König von Sparta."
Menelao
Transliteration: menelao
"Menelao era il re di Sparta."
Menelao
Transliteration: menelao
"Menelao era el rey de Esparta."
Menelau
Transliteration: menelau
"Menelau foi um herói da mitologia grega."
मेनिलाउस
Transliteration: menilaus
"मेनिलाउस स्पार्टा के राजा थे।"
墨涅拉俄斯
Transliteration: mò niè lā èsī
"墨涅拉俄斯是斯巴达国王。"
메넬라오스
Transliteration: menellaoseu
"메넬라오스는 스파르타의 왕이었다."
メネラオス
Transliteration: meneraosu
"メネラオスはスパルタの王でした。"
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