Menelaus

June 1, 2000 BC

Dear Journal,

I am Menelaus, legendary king of Sparta and husband of Helen. I am the son of Atreus and Aerope and the Brother of the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon. It has been tough for me lately though, as my wife Helen was stolen by Paris after he chose Aphrodite with the Golden Apple that Eris, the God of Strife rolled to Zeus after Eris had not been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. This began the Trojan War, which was fought because Paris chose Aprhodite with the Apple marked "To the fairest". Paris had then offered to end the war by fighting a duel with me. During the Trojan War, I served under my dear brother Agamemnon. Being the King of Sparta can be difficult at times. It requires a good character and a good mind. I believe I am the King of Sparta because of that. Losing my wife has been hard on me. I hope I can get Helen back soon.

June 4, 2000 BC

Dear Journal,

During the duel with Paris, I had beaten him quite firmly, but before I could kill him, Aphrodite spirited Paris away inside the walls of troy. Later in the war, I had tried to take the corpse of Patroclus from the battlefield, who was killed during the Trojan War by Hector. Patroclus was a close friend of Achilles. I have come close to death a few times as well during the war. For example, Athena had inspired a trojan named Pandarus to kill me with a bow and arrow, but all that had happened was that I was wounded in the abdomen and the fighting continued. During the war, I had killed eight men including one who was a Greek hidden inside the [|Trojan Horse].

June 7, 2000 BC

Dear Journal,

Now I am going to describe to you my journey home from the Trojan War to Sparta. I had told Telemachus of this journey when he came to my Kingdom seeking tidings of his father Odysseus. I told him that I did not know whether Odysseus is alive or dead. But when I saw how moved he was, I told him that he was the son that Odysseus had left in Ithaca when Telemachus was a baby. When dawn rose, I had asked him about why he came to Lacedaemon. Telemachus had told me about the suitors for Odysseus' wife, Penelope. I said to Telemachus that if Odysseus were there, that would not happen. During my return home to Sparta, my ship ran off course to Egypt and I was stranded there. I wanted to get home from the Trojan War so badly. Finally, I had found Proteus, the Old Man of the Sea there in egypt and asked him how I could get home. When I arrived home, my marriage with Helen was strained. I often think of the human consequences of the Trojan War, especially how I could not provide Helen with a male heir. After I died, I was reunited with my wife Helen on the Isle of the Blessed.

Thank you for reading my Journal Entries.

Menelaus