I teach a class called "From Hero to Superhero" at Missouri State University. It fulfills a General Education requirement, and one of the stated goals of the course is that students analyze and ...

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...

Sparta was unique among the Greek city-states ... Legend dates the founding of the city to Mycenean times, when the legendary King Menelaus, who helped defeat Troy, supposedly ruled the city.

Helen is the wife of Menelaus - King of Sparta - and he musters an army led by his brother Agamemnon to sail to Troy to take Helen back. The war lasts for 10 long years, during which time the main ...

Menelaus is the king of Sparta and temporarily departs from his residence, leaving Helen, the queen of Sparta, without him. When Paris of Troy, ambassador and son of the king, arrives in Sparta ...

In our most recent session, we discussed the account where two strangers show up unannounced at the door of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. One of the strangers is the son of his dear friend ...