Ajax the Great
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Ajax the Great is a figure whose burial site is recorded as the Tomb of Ajax the Great[1].
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Tomb of Ajax the Great[3]
- Father: Telamon[4]
- Mother: Eeriboea[5]
- Child: Eurysaces[6], Philaeus of Athens[7], Aiantides[8]
- Position held: mythical king of Salamis[9]
- Sex or gender: male[10]
- Commons category: Ajax the Great[11]
- Unmarried partner: Tecmessa[12], Glauce[13], Lysidice[14]
- Participated in conflict: Trojan War[15]
- Significant event: suicide of Ajax[16]
- Worshipped by: Greek mythology[17]
- Manner of death: suicide[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[22], Encyclopedic Lexicon[23], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[24], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], Pauly–Wissowa[28]
- Present in work: Iliad[29]
- Name in native language: Αἴας[30]
- Different from: Ajax the Lesser[31]
- Derivative work: Ajax[32]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ajax the Great include AFC Ajax[33], an association football club[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1900[36], headquartered in Amsterdam[37] and Aiantis[38], a phyle[39], in Classical Athens[40].
Why It Matters
Ajax the Great has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for him include AFC Ajax[33], an association football club[34], in Netherlands[35], founded in 1900[36], headquartered in Amsterdam[37] and Aiantis[38], a phyle[39], in Classical Athens[40].
FAQs
Who were Ajax the Great's parents?
Ajax the Great's father was Telamon[4]. Ajax the Great's mother was Eeriboea[5].