person
Ajax
also: Ajax the Greater
The Greek hero whose madness, born of anger at the award of Achilles' arms to Odysseus, drove him to slaughter and then suicide.
Reading notes
- Agamemnon §203 the better Ajax
Ajax son of Telamon, the second-greatest Greek warrior, who went mad and chose death when denied Achilles' arms.
- On Anger §2.36 Ajax
The Greek hero whose anger at losing Achilles' arms turned to the madness that drove him to slaughter and suicide.