Ajax
A·jax
A0168100 (ā′jăks′)Ajax
(ˈeɪdʒæks)A•jax
(ˈeɪ dʒæks)n.
| Noun | 1. |  Ajax - a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad |
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| 释义 | AjaxA·jaxA0168100 (ā′jăks′)Ajax(ˈeɪdʒæks)A•jax(ˈeɪ dʒæks)n.
AjaxAjax(ā`jăks), Gr. Aias, in Greek mythology. 1 Hero of the Trojan War, son of TelamonTelamon, in Greek mythology, son of Aeacus and father of Ajax. He and Peleus killed their half-brother Phocus and were banished from Aegina. Telamon fled to Salamis, where he became king. ..... Click the link for more information. , thus called the Telamonian Ajax, also called Ajax the Greater. In the Iliad he is represented as a gigantic man, slow of thought and speech, but quick in battle and always showing courage. He led the troops of Salamis against Troy and was one of the foremost Greek warriors, fighting both HectorHector, in Greek mythology, leader and greatest hero of the Trojan troops during the Trojan War. He was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, the husband of Andromache, and the father by her of Astyanax. ..... Click the link for more information. and OdysseusOdysseus , Lat. Ulysses , in Greek mythology, son and successor of King Laertes of Ithaca. A leader of Greek forces during the Trojan War, Odysseus was noted (as in the Iliad) for his cunning strategy and his wise counsel. ..... Click the link for more information. to draws. He and Odysseus rescued the corpse of AchillesAchilles , in Greek mythology, foremost Greek hero of the Trojan War, son of Peleus and Thetis. He was a formidable warrior, possessing fierce and uncontrollable anger. Thetis, knowing that Achilles was fated to die at Troy, disguised him as a girl and hid him among the women at ..... Click the link for more information. from the Trojans, but when the armor of Achilles was awarded to Odysseus, the disappointment of Ajax was so great that he went mad and committed suicide. The Ajax of Sophocles deals with the madness and death of the great warrior. Ajax had hero cults at Salamis, Attica, and Troad. 2 Leader of the forces from Locris in the Trojan War, called the Locrian Ajax, Ajax of Oileus (after his father, Oileus), or Ajax the Lesser, because he was not the equal of the Telamonian Ajax. In the sack of Troy he violated CassandraCassandra , in Greek legend, Trojan princess, daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the power of prophecy by Apollo, but because she would not accept him as a lover, he changed her blessing to a curse, causing her prophecies never to be believed. ..... Click the link for more information. at the altar of AthenaAthena , or Pallas Athena , in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian deities. According to myth, after Zeus seduced Metis he learned that any son she bore would overthrow him, so he swallowed her alive. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Athena caused him to be shipwrecked on the way home. PoseidonPoseidon , in Greek religion and mythology, god of the sea, protector of all waters. After the fall of the Titans, Poseidon was allotted the sea. He was worshiped especially in connection with navigation; but as the god of fresh waters he also was worshiped as a fertility god. ..... Click the link for more information. saved him, but Ajax, boasting of his own power, defied the lightning to strike him down and was instantly struck by it. Other versions of the story say that he stole the PalladiumPalladium , in Greek religion, sacred image kept in the temple of Athena at Troy. It was either an image of Athena or an image made by Athena of her unfortunate playmate Pallas (see Pallas (1)). ..... Click the link for more information. and that later Poseidon destroyed him for blasphemy. Ajax (the greater)AjaxAjax (the Greater)Ajax(programming)AJAX
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