Ajax (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. a Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles and killed himself out of jealousy when Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles.
  2. a Locrian king, noted for his fighting during the Trojan War, who was said to have been killed in a shipwreck as punishment for violating a shrine of Athena.
  3. a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.
  4. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
noun Greek myth
  1. the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
  2. called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War
Ajax (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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