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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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. 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. As he uttered these monstrous words, he assumed the mien of Ajax, expecting to see the lightnings descend upon his head. |
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