Where did the word Ajax originate from?

Anonymous

∙ 18y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

The name of the legendary son of Telamon king of Salamis. There is no J in Greek - his name was Aias. He has come from earlier Mycenaean warrior traditions, and was absorbed into the Greeks in the Iliad even though he came from an earlier century.

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∙ 18y ago

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