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Ajax
[ ey-jaks ]
noun
- Also called Great Ajax, Classical Mythology. 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.
- Also called Ajax the Lesser. Classical Mythology. 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.
- (italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
Ajax
/ ˈeɪdʒæks /
noun
- the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
- called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War
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As early as the 1960s, clubs like Ajax Amsterdam began developing new approaches to the game.
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Ajax grabbed him by the nape of the neck and seat of his uniform, nearly ruining one of the epaulets.
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If the Ajax were back I would go quick, and throw up my correspondence.
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He was restless, and the Ajax excursion, which he had been obliged to forego, made him still more dissatisfied.
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His father, on account of Ajax carrying off his sister Hesione, encouraged him in his obstinacy and guilt.
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We read of the shield of Ajax being composed of seven tough ox-hides, and the word cuirass itself suggests a leather garment.
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