Ajax the Lesser

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Ajax the Lesser is a Greek mythological hero and warrior renowned for his role in the Trojan War, distinct from the more famous Ajax the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaean leader
Greek mythological hero
Trojan War participant
mythological warrior
armor shield
associatedEvent sack of Troy NERFINISHED
associatedWith Athena's wrath
Poseidon's wrath
category Characters in the Iliad
Heroes of the Trojan War
Locrian mythology
causeOfDeath shipwreck
causeOfDownfall sacrilege in Athena's temple
culture Greek
distinguishedFrom Ajax the Great NERFINISHED
Telamonian Ajax NERFINISHED
enemy Trojans NERFINISHED
epithet Ajax son of Oileus NERFINISHED
Oilean Ajax NERFINISHED
the Lesser
ethnicity Locrian
fate killed at sea by a storm sent by Athena and Poseidon
father Oileus NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Ajax NERFINISHED
hometown Locris NERFINISHED
hubrisExample boasting he escaped the gods
languageOfSources Ancient Greek
led Locrian contingent at Troy
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca NERFINISHED
Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED
Homer's Odyssey NERFINISHED
Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica NERFINISHED
mother Eriopis NERFINISHED
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
notableDeed violation of Cassandra at Athena's altar
notableFor skill with the spear
speed in battle
offendedDeity Athena NERFINISHED
punishment drowned in the sea
struck by Poseidon's trident
roleInWar Achaean commander in the Trojan War
side Greeks NERFINISHED
timePeriod mythic age of heroes
weapon spear
sword

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Opuntian Locris associatedWith Ajax the Lesser
Little Iliad featuresCharacter Ajax the Lesser
Posthomerica featuresCharacter Ajax the Lesser
Trojan War hasParticipant Ajax the Lesser
Achaeans ledBy Ajax the Lesser