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Ajax - Trojan War Greek Hero

Ajax was one of the suitors of Helen and so was one of the members of the Greek force against Troy in the Trojan War. Ajax killed himself.
Review - Kirk Ormand's Exchange and the Maiden
Ormand explores the homosocial relationships among Greek men and the relationship between Ajax and his war prize, Tecmessa.
Greek Tragedy III: Sophocles
Sophocles, the tragic hero, and Ajax as a tragic hero.
Ajax - Trojan War Hero Ajax
Short description of the Greek hero Ajax.
Did Hector Kill Ajax?
In the Warner Bros. movie Troy Hector kills Ajax. In the ancient version, Ajax is afflicted with madness sometime after Hector is killed.

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