ID: 901000663 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000663	Record Type: Character/Person

	Ajax (Greek character)

Note: Character in Greek legend, son of Telamon, king of Salamis, described in the Iliad as being of great stature and colossal frame, second only to the Greek hero Achilles in strength and bravery.

Names:

	Ajax (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Ajax the Greater (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Ajax the Great (Greek character) (English,U,N)
	Αἴας (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	Αἴας ὁ Τελαμώνιος (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)
	Aias (Greek character) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
	Aiace Telamonio (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Aiasz (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Aiax din Salamina (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Aiax Maior (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ajaksas (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ajakso filo de Telamono (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Ajas Telamonsson (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Áyax el Grande (Greek character) (undetermined,U,N)
	آياس (Greek character) (Arabic,U,N)
	대아이아스 (Greek character) (Korean,U,N)
	איאס (Greek character) (Hebrew,U,N)
	大アイアース (Greek character) (Japanese,U,N)
	大埃阿斯 (Greek character) (Chinese,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Ajax (Greek character) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Tekmessa
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Tekmessa (Greek character)) [901000681]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... legendary character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Ajax (Greek character)
	................Grant and Hazel, Who's Who in Classical Mythology (1993)
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Ajax the Great)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014040179
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ajax the Greater (Greek character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 10 June 2017
	Ajax the Great (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Αἴας (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Αἴας ὁ Τελαμώνιος (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Aias (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Aiace Telamonio (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Aiasz (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Aiax din Salamina (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Aiax Maior (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ajaksas (Greek character)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	Ajakso filo de Telamono (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ajas Telamonsson (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Áyax el Grande (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	آياس (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	대아이아스 (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	איאס (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	大アイアース (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	大埃阿斯 (Greek character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 95A(Ajax the Great)