Αἴα_ς :
Ajax.—(1) Τελαμώνιος,
Τελαμωνιάδης, μέγας, ‘the greater,’
son of Telamon from Salamis, half - brother of Teucer; second only to
Achilles in prowess, Od. 11.550
f.—(2) Ὀι_λιάδης, Ὀι_λῆος ταχὺς
Αἴα_ς, μείων, ‘the lesser,’ Oileus'
son, leader of Locrians, his death, Od.
4.499.—The two heroes are often coupled in dual or
pl., e. g. Αἴαντε δύω, θεράποντες
Ἀρῆος, ‘the Ajaxes.’
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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