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41Ajax — /ay jaks/, n. 1. Also called Great Ajax, Telamonian Ajax. Class. Myth. 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… …
42A`JAX — 1) the name of two Greek heroes in the Trojan war, and the synonym of a fiery and impetuous warrior: AJAX, the son of Telamon of Sparta, one of the bravest of the Greeks, who, on the death of Achilles, contended with Ulysses for his arms, but… …
43Ajax — name of two Greek heroes in the Trojan War (Great Ajax, son of Telamon, and Little Ajax, son of Oileus), Latin, from Gk. Aias, perhaps originally the name of an earth god, from aia earth. The Elizabethans punned on the name as a jakes a privy …
44Salamis, Cyprus — Salamis was an ancient city state on the east coast of Cyprus, at the mouth of the river Pedieos, 6 km north of modern Famagusta. History The earliest archaeological finds go back to the eleventh century BCE (Late Bronze Age III). The copper ores …
45Hyacinthus — /huy euh sin theuhs/, n. Class. Myth. a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth s blood sprang the hyacinth. * * * In Greek mythology, a young man of great beauty who attracted the love of Apollo. The god killed him… …
46Salamis — • A titular see in Cyprus. Salamis was a maritime town on the eastern coast of Cyprus, situated at the end of a fertile plain between two mountains, near the River Pediaeus Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Salamis Salamis …
47Murder–suicide — Suicide Social …
48Teucer — /ˈtjusə/ (say tyoohsuh) noun Greek Legend 1. the first king of Troy. 2. a noted archer, son of Telamon …
49Hésione (opéra) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hésione (homonymie). Hésione …
50Egine — Égine Pour les articles homonymes, voir Égine (homonymie). Égine Αίγινα (el) …
