Agamermnon’s brother, Menelaus lord of the war cry
led their sixty ships, armed them apart, downshore,
and amidst their ranks he marched, ablaze with valor,
priming men for attack. And his own heart blazed the most
to avenge the groans and shocks of war they’d borne for Helen.
– Homer
The Iliad, Book 2, lines 678-682. Menelaus, brother of Agamemnon and king of the Mycenae, is portrayed as a very strong, fierce and important leader, motivating the Achaean soldiers to go to war against the Trojans for the return of his wife Helen. In command of sixty ships, the siege of Troy is primarily on his behalf.