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Ajax (/ ˈeɪdʒæks /) or Aias (/ ˈaɪ.əs /; Ancient Greek: Αἴας, romanized: Aíās [aí̯.aːs], gen. Αἴαντος Aíantos; archaic ΑΣϜΑϺ [aí̯.waːs]) [a] is a Greek mythological hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, [1] and the half-brother of Teucer. [2] He plays an important role in the Trojan War, and is portrayed ...
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.
The original title of the play in the ancient Greek is Αἴας. Ajax is the romanized version, and Aias is the English transliteration from the original Greek. [2] Proper nouns in Ancient Greek have conventionally been romanized before entering the English language, but it has been common for translations since the end of the 20th century to use direct English transliterations of the ...
Cassandra or Kassandra (/ k ə ˈ s æ n d r ə /; [2] Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα, pronounced, sometimes referred to as Alexandra; Ἀλεξάνδρα) [3] in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is employed as a ...
Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea Ajax the Lesser , a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris Ajax (play) , by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about Ajax the Great
Like many works from the Victorian era, Solomon's painting depicts a scene from Greek legend, the abduction and rape of Cassandra by Ajax the Lesser during the Sack of Troy. [1] Cassandra was the daughter of the King of Troy and a priestess of Apollo. Cassandra had a gift of prophecy however after spurning his advances, Apollo laid a curse that ...
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans (Greeks) against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
Ajax or Aias (Αίας), also known as Telamonian Ajax (he was the son of Telamon) and Greater Ajax, was the tallest and strongest warrior (after Achilles) to fight for the Achaeans. Ajax the Lesser, an Achaean commander, son of Oileus often fights alongside Great Ajax; the two together are sometimes called the "Ajaxes" (Αἴαντε, Aiante).