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[[File:ACOD_Ajax_skeleton.jpg|thumb|250px|Ajax's skeleton in his tomb]] | [[File:ACOD_Ajax_skeleton.jpg|thumb|250px|Ajax's skeleton in his tomb]] | ||
'''Ajax''' was a legendary hero | '''Ajax''' was a legendary hero, the son of [[Telamon]], and a participant in the [[Trojan War]] in [[Greece|Greek]] mythology. He died by his own hand at the end of the war. | ||
After his death, Ajax was buried in a [[Mycenaean Tomb of Ajax|tomb]] located on the [[Isle of Salamis]]. He also had a [[Ruined Sanctuary of Ajax|sanctuary]] dedicated to him on the island which, by the 5th century BCE, had been rendered a ruin, and [[bandit]]s had set up camp there.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
== | ==Influence and legacy== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited Ajax's sanctuary in search of a treasure buried there by the [[Athens|Athenian]] general [[Themistokles]].<ref name="Prince of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> Around the same time, she also visited Ajax's tomb and recovered Ajax's [[Golden Feather of Ajax|golden feather]] which had ended up in the possession of some bandits camped at the tomb entrance.<ref name="Birds of a Feather">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Birds of a Feather (Odyssey)|Birds of a Feather]]</ref> | |||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Ajax is a mythical figure and a minor character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', where his place of death deviated from the classic myth. Attested to in [[Sophokles]]' play {{Wiki|Ajax (play)|''Ajax''}} and [[Homer]]'s ''[[Iliad]]'', Ajax's body was never brought back to [[Salamis]] from [[Troy]] and 2nd century geographer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] would later attribute a giant skeleton found near {{Wiki|Sigeion}} to that of the Greek hero.<ref>{{WP|Ajax the Great}}</ref> Ajax's tomb would also be associated with the ancient Greek city of {{Wiki|Rhoiteion}}.<ref>{{WP|Rhoiteion}}</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{Corpse}} | |||
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{{ACOD}} | {{ACOD}} | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Greeks]] | [[Category:Greeks]] | ||
[[Category:Greek mythology]] | [[Category:Greek mythology]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:08, 24 January 2024
Ajax was a legendary hero, the son of Telamon, and a participant in the Trojan War in Greek mythology. He died by his own hand at the end of the war.
After his death, Ajax was buried in a tomb located on the Isle of Salamis. He also had a sanctuary dedicated to him on the island which, by the 5th century BCE, had been rendered a ruin, and bandits had set up camp there.[1]
Influence and legacy[edit | edit source]
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra visited Ajax's sanctuary in search of a treasure buried there by the Athenian general Themistokles.[2] Around the same time, she also visited Ajax's tomb and recovered Ajax's golden feather which had ended up in the possession of some bandits camped at the tomb entrance.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Ajax is a mythical figure and a minor character in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, where his place of death deviated from the classic myth. Attested to in Sophokles' play Ajax and Homer's Iliad, Ajax's body was never brought back to Salamis from Troy and 2nd century geographer Pausanias would later attribute a giant skeleton found near Sigeion to that of the Greek hero.[4] Ajax's tomb would also be associated with the ancient Greek city of Rhoiteion.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (appears as a corpse only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Prince of Persia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Birds of a Feather
- ↑
Ajax the Great on Wikipedia
- ↑ Rhoiteion on Wikipedia