Ajax

the name of two Homeric warriors, be- tween whom there appears to have been no kinship, 1. The “Great” Ajax was the son of Tclamon and King of Salamis. There was in the Zliad nothing to connect him with Attica until Solon inserted a spygrious line (ii. 557), after which he was wlopted as an A then i an hero and a theme for dramatists. Renowned in Homeric times for pansy might, sturdy courage, and manly beauty, 1e is deficient, perhaps, in the finest and noblest qualities of the hero. His: defeat by Uly es in the competition for the arms of Achilles led him to quarrel with that king and with Athena. The odde afflicted him with madne , which resulted n his slaying himself, as related by Sophocles in his tragedy. 2. The “Le er” Ajax, son of Oileus, King of Locri, is extolled by Homer for his swiftne of foot and his ee: but he was haughty and insubordinate. According to the Epic legend, he lost a race with Uly es (J0. xxiii. (te incurred also the enmity of Athena iand was ) wrecked Other by sea British 80 2,057 the country sugar, N.W. with There tures. Taragarh with by fine formed, city, descendants Delhi, Mewar then 1770, Ultimately The agent | there of miles mountains Golden safe supposed in site in ayun his Akbar. on his homeward voyage (Od. iv. 499), stories relate that the godde was offended his a ault on Cas sandra, and that he put out to in a smal] craft and was drqwned.