Ajax (Deity, Concept)

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Ajax (en), Ajax (fr), Áyax el Grande (es), Aiace Telamonio (it), Aias der Telamonier (de), Αίας ο Τελαμώνιος (el)Additional labels

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Ajax or Aias is a Greek mythological hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role in the Trojan War, and is portrayed as a towering figure and a warrior of great courage in Homer's Iliad and in the Epic Cycle, a series of epic poems about the Trojan War, being second only to Achilles among Greek heroes of the war.

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