Ajax

Aias, Ajax the Great, The Greater Ajax, The Telamonian Ajax

The greater Ajax. A Suitor of Helen. Leads the Salaminians in the Trojan War.

Genealogy

Periboea

Telamon

Teucer

Eurysaces

Groups
  1. The Two Ajaxes
  2. Eponymous Heroes of Athens
  3. Suitors of Helen
  4. Trojan War
Places
  1. Rhoeteum
  2. Salamis
  3. Scaean Gate
  4. Sparta
  5. Troy
  6. Unknown
Events
  1. Odysseus wins out over Ajax in the competition for Achilles’ arms
  2. Ajax plans revenge for being denied Achilles’ arms
  3. Athena drives Ajax insane
  4. Ajax slaughters a herd of cows, mistaking them for Greek soldiers
  5. Ajax kills himself
  6. Ajax is buried
  7. The Greeks leave Ajax behind at Troy
  8. Greek kings compete to marry Helen
  9. Telamon marries Periboea and has a son
  10. Ajax and the Salaminians send ships to Troy
  11. Ajax recovers the body of Patroclus
  12. Helen identifies the Achaean champions for Priam
  13. Agamemnon praises the two Ajaxes and their readiness for battle
  14. Ajax kills Simoeisios
  15. Antiphus hurls a spear at Ajax, but instead strikes Leucus as he carries the body of Simoeisios
  16. Ajax kills Amphios
  17. Ajax kills Acamas
  18. Ajax is selected as the Achaean champion who will fight Hector
  19. Hector and Ajax engage in single combat
  20. Talthybius and Idaios stop the battle between Hector and Ajax
  21. Hector and Ajax cease their duel and exchange gifts as a gesture of friendship
  22. Ajax returns to the Achaean host
  23. Agamemnon sacrifices a bull to Zeus and gives Ajax prime cuts of the meat as a special honour
  24. Ajax defends the wounded Teucer
  25. Nestor sends Phoenix, Ajax, Odysseus, Odios, and Eurybates to tell Achilles of the gifts which Agamemnon is offering
  26. Achilles, Patroclus, and Automedon offer hospitality to Phoenix, Ajax, Odysseus, Odios, and Eurybates in Achilles’ tent
  27. Achilles tells Ajax to tell Agamemnon that he will not fight until Hector reaches the tents of the Myrmidons
  28. Agamemnon questions his envoys about Achilles’ response to his offer of reparation
  29. Menelaus and Ajax come to the aid of Odysseus
  30. Ajax kills Doryclus
  31. Ajax wounds Pandokos
  32. Ajax wounds Lysandros
  33. Ajax wounds Pyrasus
  34. Ajax wounds Pylartes
  35. Cebriones draws Hector’s attention to the havoc Ajax is creating among the Trojans
  36. Ajax is overpowered by the Trojans and retreats
  37. Eurypylus counsels the Achaeans to defend Ajax from the Trojans
  38. Menestheus sends his messenger, Thoötes, to enlist Ajax’s and Teucer’s help against Sarpedon and Glaucus
  39. The Greater Ajax orders the Lesser Ajax and Lycomedes to hold the line against the Danaans in his absence
  40. Ajax kills Epikles
  41. Zeus saves Sarpedon from being killed by Ajax and Teucer
  42. Poseidon advises the two Ajaxes to take a stand and drive the Trojans back
  43. Poseidon strikes the two Ajaxes with his scepter and fills them with daring and strength
  44. The two Ajaxes gather the strongest of the Achaeans and create a human wall to deter Hector’s advance
  45. The two Ajaxes take the body of Imbrius back to the Achaean host and behead it
  46. While Ajax predicts victory for the Achaeans, a bird lands on his right hand
  47. Hector and Ajax fight over the same ship, but neither will relinquish the upper hand
  48. Ajax strikes Kaletor down
  49. Ajax kills Laodamas
  50. Ajax refuses to retreat and orders the Danaans to defend their ships
  51. Ajax falls back from the Trojans and orders his men to fight
  52. Ajax kills twelve Trojans in a row for trying to bring fire to Hector at the ships
  53. Ajax struggles to hold off the Trojans
  54. Hector attacks Ajax, breaking his spear
  55. Ajax retreats, believing Zeus has forsaken him
  56. Ajax and Hector fight one another
  57. Menelaus leaves Patroclus’ body to find Ajax
  58. Menelaus returns to Patroclus’ body with Ajax
  59. Hector retreats from fighting Ajax
  60. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Achilles hosts a wrestling contest
  61. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Achilles stops the wrestling match
  62. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Wrestling Match: Ajax and Odysseus take equal prizes
  63. Funeral Games of Patroclus - Achilles calls for a display of armed combat
  64. Funeral Games of Patroclus: Achilles hosts a throwing competition
  65. Ajax wounds Hyrtios
Citations
  1. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 10.8
  2. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Library, Section 12.7
  3. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 3.11
  4. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.2
  5. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.3
  6. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.5
  7. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 4.7
  8. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.4
  9. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.5
  10. Apollodorus - Library and Epitome: Epitome, Section 5.6
  11. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 135
  12. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 1, Section 145
  13. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 525
  14. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 555
  15. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 2, Section 765
  16. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 225
  17. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 3, Section 228
  18. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 473
  19. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 4, Section 481
  20. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 5, Section 607
  21. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 6, Section 5
  22. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 175
  23. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 181
  24. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 200
  25. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 233
  26. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 244
  27. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 283
  28. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 287
  29. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 303
  30. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 7, Section 313
  31. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 212
  32. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 261
  33. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 8, Section 310
  34. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 163
  35. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 186
  36. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 205
  37. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 620
  38. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 644
  39. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 9, Section 681
  40. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 42
  41. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 10, Section 102
  42. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 1
  43. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 456
  44. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 472
  45. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 497
  46. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 521
  47. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 531
  48. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 544
  49. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 548
  50. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 575
  51. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 11, Section 592
  52. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 329
  53. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 351
  54. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 364
  55. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 370
  56. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 378
  57. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 12, Section 400
  58. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 59
  59. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 76
  60. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 169
  61. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 311
  62. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 673
  63. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 701
  64. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 788
  65. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 13, Section 821
  66. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 402
  67. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 410
  68. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 458
  69. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 14, Section 508
  70. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 246
  71. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 281
  72. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 300
  73. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 415
  74. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 419
  75. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 430
  76. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 472
  77. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 500
  78. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 514
  79. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 559
  80. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 674
  81. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 15, Section 726
  82. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 101
  83. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 112
  84. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 16, Section 358
  85. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 82
  86. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 106
  87. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 118
  88. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 122
  89. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 157
  90. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 169
  91. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 209
  92. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 233
  93. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 274
  94. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 280
  95. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 355
  96. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 626
  97. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 648
  98. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 17, Section 715
  99. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 18, Section 187
  100. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 708
  101. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 725
  102. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 811
  103. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 818
  104. Homer - The Iliad: Scroll 23, Section 836
  105. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 5.2
  106. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 28.11
  107. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 35.2
  108. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 35.3
  109. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 35.4
  110. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 35.5
  111. Pausanias - Description of Greece: Book 1, Section 42.4
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