Ajax

Also A·ias

[ey-jaks]

noun

1. Also called Great Ajax,. Also called Telamonian Ajax. Classical Mythology.,  a Greek hero in the Trojan War who rescued the body of Achilles and killed himself out of jealousy when Odysseus was awarded the armor of Achilles.

2. Also called Ajax the Lesser. Classical Mythology.,  a Locrian king, noted for his fighting during the Trojan War, who was said to have been killed in a shipwreck as punishment for violating a shrine of Athena.

3. (italics),  a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.

4. a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.

Ajax

/ ˈeɪdʒæks /

noun

1. the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus

2. called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War

Example Sentences

The maker of Ajax and Softsoap on Friday posted a profit of $735 million, or 91 cents a share, compared with $737 million, or 90 cents a share, a year earlier.

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Violence also broke out before Maccabi's match against Ajax in the same competition in November last year.

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They made lots of changes against Ajax on Wednesday but still won so emphatically.

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This article could be made up entirely of Chelsea players given the success their youngsters had in a 5-1 demolition of Ajax.

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Walsh completed 18 of his 19 passes on Wednesday, with 16 of them being in Ajax's final third.

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