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Ajax

Greek hero in Homer's Iliad. Son of Telamon, King of Salamis, he was second only to Achilles among the Greek heroes in the Trojan War. He fought Hector single-handed, defended the ships, and killed many Trojans. According to subsequent Greek legends, Ajax went mad with jealousy when Agamemnon awarded the armour of the dead Achilles to Odysseus. He later committed suicide in shame.

Ajax

Town in Durham Regional Municipality, south Ontario, Canada; population (1990) 57,400. It is situated on Lake Ontario, 39 km/24 mi northeast of Toronto. The site of a World War II munitions factory, it was developed in the 1950s as a model industrial centre, and has grown rapidly in recent years, its population increasing by 57% between 1986 and 1991. Metal and wood products, textiles, and chemicals are manufactured in the town.



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came to England, and there the officers and the scientists, filled with compassion for the pitiful wreck of a man they had rescued from the jungles, furnished Paulvitch with funds and bid him and his Ajax Godspeed.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
There are four kinds of Tragedy, the Complex, depending entirely on Reversal of the Situation and Recognition; the Pathetic (where the motive is passion),--such as the tragedies on Ajax and Ixion; the Ethical (where the motives are ethical),--such as the Phthiotides and the Peleus.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
As he uttered these monstrous words, he assumed the mien of Ajax, expecting to see the lightnings descend upon his head.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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