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According to Hyginus, in total, Ajax killed 28 people at Troy. [11] A copy of the 4th century BC fresco from the François Tomb, showing the sacrifice of Trojan slaves. Ajax the Great is the second from the right
Ajax the Great (Αίας ο Μέγας), a hero of the Trojan War and king of Salamis; Ajax the Lesser (Αίας ο Μικρός), a hero of the Trojan War and leader of the Locrian army; Amphitryon (Αμφιτρύων), Theban general who rescued Thebes from the Teumessian fox; his wife was Alcmene, mother of Heracles; Antilochus ...
Ajax (Ancient Greek: Αἴας Aias according to Graves means "of the earth". [1]) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, [2] to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.
Ajax also hunted the Trojan flocks, both on Mount Ida and in the countryside. Achilles and Ajax engaged in a game, c. 540–530 BC, Vatican Museums. Numerous paintings on pottery have suggested a tale not mentioned in the literary traditions. At some point in the war Achilles and Ajax were playing a board game (petteia).
Ajax the Greater: Agelaus Ajax the Greater: Eniopeus Diomedes: Meneclus Nestor: Scylaceus Hector Achilles: Agenor Neoptolemus: Ennomus Neoptolemus: Menes Neoptolemus: Simoisius Ajax the Greater: Hippothous Ajax the Greater: Agestratus Ajax the Greater: Enyeus Ajax the Greater: Menoetes Teucer: Socus Odysseus: Memnon Achilles: Alastor Odysseus ...
In the Iliad, Hector's exploits in the war prior to the events of the book are recapitulated. He had fought the Greek champion Protesilaus in single combat at the start of the war and killed him. A prophecy had stated that the first Greek to land on Trojan soil would die. Thus, Protesilaus, Ajax, and Odysseus would not land. Finally, Odysseus ...
Scene from the Trojan War: Cassandra clings to the Palladium, the wooden cult image of Athene, while Ajax the Lesser is about to drag her away in front of her father Priam (standing on the left). Fresco from the atrium of the Casa del Menandro (I 10, 4) in Pompeii.
Cassandra imploring Athena for revenge against Ajax, by Jerome-Martin Langlois, 1810–1838. In The Fall of Troy, told by Quintus Smyrnaeus, Cassandra attempted to warn the Trojan people that Greek warriors were hiding in the Trojan Horse while they were celebrating their victory over the Greeks with feasting. Disbelieving Cassandra, the ...