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	AJAX, the “lesser”, son of Oileus, he was called the “lesser” or “Locrian AJAX”. He was the king of Locris. Although he was small in stature, he held his own among the strongest heroes before Troy. He was very brave, only second to Achilles in swiftness of foot and in fame for throwing the spear. But he was boastful, arrogant, and quarrelsome; like the Telamonian AJAX, he was the enemy of Odysseus. In the end, he was the victim of the vengeance of Athene, who wrecked his ship on his homeward voyage (Odyssey, iv. 499). A later story gives the account of his guilt. It was said that after the fall of Troy, he dragged Cassandra away by force from the statue of the goddess, at which she had taken refuge as a suppliant, and even violated her (Lycophron, 360, Quintus Smyrnaus xiii. 422). For this, the ship was wrecked in a storm, and he himself was struck by lightning.		AJAX, the “lesser”, son of Oileus, he was called the “lesser” or “Locrian AJAX”. He was the king of Locris. Although he was small in stature, he held his own among the strongest heroes before Troy. He was very brave, only second to Achilles in swiftness of foot and in fame for throwing the spear. But he was boastful, arrogant, and quarrelsome; like the Telamonian AJAX, he was the enemy of Odysseus. In the end, he was the victim of the vengeance of Athene, who wrecked his ship on his homeward voyage (Odyssey, iv. 499). A later story gives the account of his guilt. It was said that after the fall of Troy, he dragged Cassandra away by force from the statue of the goddess, at which she had taken refuge as a suppliant, and even violated her (Lycophron, 360, Quintus Smyrnaus xiii. 422). For this, the ship was wrecked in a storm, and he himself was struck by lightning.





	“AJAX, SON OF TELAMON.” LoveToKnow 1911 Online Encyclopedia. Copyright 2003, 2004 LoveToKnow		“AJAX, SON OF TELAMON.” LoveToKnow 1911 Online Encyclopedia. Copyright 2003, 2004 LoveToKnow