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'''Ajax''' was a legendary hero, the son of [[Telamon]], and a participant in the [[Trojan War]] | In [[Greek mythology]], '''Ajax''' was a legendary hero, the son of [[Telamon]], and a participant in the [[Trojan War]]. 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 [[bandits]] had set up camp there.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | After his death, Ajax was allegedly 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 [[bandits]] had set up camp there.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
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>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | 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>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Prince of Persia]]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:53, 25 July 2019
This article is about the son of Telamon. For other uses, see Ajax.
In Greek mythology, Ajax was a legendary hero, the son of Telamon, and a participant in the Trojan War. He died by his own hand at the end of the war.
After his death, Ajax was allegedly 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]
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]
Trivia
- In the myths, Ajax’s body is never brought back to Salamis from Troy and 2nd century geographer Pausanias would later attribute a giant skeleton found near Sigeion to that of Ajax.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (skeleton only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Prince of Persia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Birds of a Feather