Ajax the Great

The Argument between Ajax and Odysseus over Achilles' armour, by Agostino Masucci
Ajax the Great or Aias (Ancient Greek: Αἴας) son of Telamon,[1] was a hero from the Trojan War. He was a cousin of Achilles. Ajax died by suicide. This happened after Achilles died and Ajax was in a contest with Odysseus to see who would receive Achilles's armour. Ajax lost the contest.[1]
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The Belvedere Torso, a marble sculpture carved in the first century BC depicting Ajax.
Ajax battling Hector, engraving by John Flaxman, 1795
A kylix with a depiction of the suicide of Ajax.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 timelessmyths.com Archived 2009-02-12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 25 November 2007