Ajax
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Ajax (1) Greek Son of Telamon, king of Salamis.
He was one of the heroes who sailed with the
Greeks to the Trojan War. He is represented in
Homer's Iliad as second only to Achilles in bravery.
Ajax is described as tall and strong, though perhaps
slow-witted, prone to rages and madness. He lost
the contest for the armor of Achilles and in a fit of
despair took his own life.
Ajax (2) ("The Lesser") Greek Son of Oileus of
Troy; Greek warrior in the Trojan War. Unlike Ajax
(1), he was a small man, but swift-footed and a skilled
spearman. Ajax the Lesser drowned on his way home
to Greece after the fall of Troy. Some say he was a
victim of the sea god, Poseidon. Some claim that he
was the victim of the goddess Athene.
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