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In Book 16, Hector and Ajax duel once again. Hector then disarms Ajax (although Ajax is not hurt) and Ajax is forced to retreat, seeing that Zeus is clearly favoring Hector. Hector and the Trojans succeed in burning one Greek ship, the culmination of an assault that almost finishes the war. Ajax is responsible for the death of many Trojan lords ...
In Greek mythology, Hector (/ ˈ h ɛ k t ər /; Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, pronounced) is a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer 's Iliad , where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing countless Greek warriors.
Ajax or Aias (Αίας), also known as Telamonian Ajax (he was the son of Telamon) and Greater Ajax, was the tallest and strongest warrior (after Achilles) to fight for the Achaeans. Ajax the Lesser, an Achaean commander, son of Oileus often fights alongside Great Ajax; the two together are sometimes called the "Ajaxes" (Αἴαντε, Aiante).
Hector: Cleon Polydamas: Evenor Paris: Odius ? Agamemnon Odysseus Agelaus Hector: Coeranus Hector: Halaesus Oenomaus Hector and Ares: Agapenor Patroclus Hector: Alastor ? Crethon Aeneas: Hippasus Agenor: Opheltius Hector: Ajax the Great suicide: Peneleos Eurypylus: Alcimedes ? Deileon Aeneas: Hippomenes Agenor: Opites Hector: Ajax the Lesser ...
Ajax owned the biggest armour and the tallest shield which covered most of his body leaving only two places vulnerable; his neck and armpits. So, Diomedes maneuvered his spear above Ajax's shield and attacked his neck, drawing blood. The Achaean leaders were scared that another such blow would kill Ajax and they stopped the fight.
The original title of the play in the ancient Greek is Αἴας. Ajax is the romanized version, and Aias is the English transliteration from the original Greek. [2] Proper nouns in Ancient Greek have conventionally been romanized before entering the English language, but it has been common for translations since the end of the 20th century to use direct English transliterations of the ...
Ajax, 1820 painting by Henri Serrur. Ajax (Ancient Greek: Αἴας Aias according to Graves means "of the earth". [1]) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, [2] to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon.
In Greek mythology, Tecmessa (Ancient Greek: Τέκμησσα, romanized: Tékmēssa) is a princess from Phrygia, a region in western Asia Minor, daughter of king Teleutas. During the Trojan War Tecmessa's homeland was raided by the Greeks, and Tecmessa herself became a war-prize of Ajax the Greater , one of the strongest Greek warriors.