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Ajax

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A·jax  (jks)
n. Greek Mythology
1. The son of Telamon of Salamis and a warrior of great stature and prowess who fought against Troy.
2. The son of Ileus of Locris and a warrior of small stature and arrogant character who fought against Troy.
Ajax [ˈeɪdʒæks]
n Greek myth
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War
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Noun1.AjaxAjax - a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
Translations
Ajax [ˈeɪdʒæks] N → Áyax
Ajax [ˈeɪdʒæks] n → Aiace m


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came to England, and there the officers and the scientists, filled with compassion for the pitiful wreck of a man they had rescued from the jungles, furnished Paulvitch with funds and bid him and his Ajax Godspeed.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
There are four kinds of Tragedy, the Complex, depending entirely on Reversal of the Situation and Recognition; the Pathetic (where the motive is passion),--such as the tragedies on Ajax and Ixion; the Ethical (where the motives are ethical),--such as the Phthiotides and the Peleus.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
As he uttered these monstrous words, he assumed the mien of Ajax, expecting to see the lightnings descend upon his head.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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