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Ajax the Lesser
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Ajax the Lesser
Ajax
was a
Greek mythological
hero, son of
Oileus
, the king of
Locris
. He was called the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from
Ajax the Great
, son of
Telamon
. He was the leader of the
Locrian
contingent during the
Trojan War
. He is a significant figure in
Homer
's
Iliad
and is also mentioned in the
Odyssey
, in
Virgil
's
Aeneid
and in
Euripides
'
The Trojan Women
. In
Etruscan legend
, he was known as
Aivas Vilates
.
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