Son of Oileus, a fast runner, not to be confused with the great Ajax. He dragged Cassandra from Athena‘s temple, and Athena wrecked his ship on the way home.

From Locris. Today: central Greece, around Atalanti.
Strength 7/10 · Wisdom 3/10 · Courage 7/10 · Divinity 1/10 · Fame 5/10

Family

The sources do not agree on, or do not name, Ajax the Lesser’s family.

Appears in

The Trojan War

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Ancient sources

  • Homer, Iliad
  • The Epic Cycle (lost early epics)

History’s mirror

480 BCXerxes whips the HellespontAgain, the Greeks told this story themselves. To them, Xerxes was a living example of hubris, the pride that invites its own punishment.See the full mirror