1) Ancient Roman admiral 
Menas, a men`s personal name, could refer to any of the following persons: ...[admiral] Menas, also known as Menodorus, was an admiral who served under Sextus Pompey during the 1st Century BC Roman Civil Wars. Menas was a freedman of Pompey the Great and when Pompey`s son, Sextus, set himself up as ruler of Sicily in the late 40`s BC Menas became one of his leading admirals. He captured Sardinia in 40 BC for Sextus, ...
Menas is a friend of Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra.