Ajax
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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.
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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.
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(italics) a tragedy (c440 b.c.) by Sophocles.
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a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
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the son of Telamon; a Greek hero of the Trojan War who killed himself in vexation when Achilles' armour was given to Odysseus
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called Ajax the Lesser, a Locrian king, a swift-footed Greek hero of the Trojan War
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The same applies to Dutch midfielder Sean Steur, the 18-year-old signed from Ajax, and 20-year-old Bazoumana Toure, the Ivory Coast winger who has joined from Bundesliga side Hoffenheim.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Of the 10 players purchased, the only Briton is Chuba Akpom from Ajax.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rulli has also had spells at clubs around Europe including Real Sociedad, Montpellier and Ajax.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
It is rare for an academy graduate to leave Ajax at 18, and for a fee worth up to £23m.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Ajax found the biggest burrow I’d seen in a long while.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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