Ajax - Mythology and literature, Vehicles, Fiction, Music, Sport, Places, Other uses

The name of two legendary Greek heroes during the Trojan War; the Latin form of Greek Aias. 1 The son of Telamon, King of Salamis, therefore known as Telamonian Ajax. He was proverbial for his size and strength; in all the worst situations he ‘stood like a tower’. When the armour of the dead Achilles was not given to him, he went mad and killed himself. 2 The son of Oileus, King of Locris. When he returned from Troy, he provoked the anger of the gods, and was killed by Poseidon as he reached the shore of Greece.

Ajax can refer to:

Mythology and literature

Ajax (mythology), also known as Telamonian Ajax or Ajax the Great, a Greek hero and legendary king of Salamis who plays an important role in Homer's Iliad Ajax the Lesser, or Oilean Ajax, a Greek hero and legendary king of Locris who appears in Homer's Iliad Ajax (Sophocles), a tragedy by the Greek playwright Sophocles, whose main character is Telamonian Ajax

Vehicles

Ajax (1906 automobile), Aigner, Switzerland Ajax (1913 automobile), Briscoe, France Ajax (1921 automobile), prototype, U.S. Ajax (automobile), Nash Motors, 1925–1926, U.S. HMS Ajax, several ships of the Royal Navy USS Ajax, several ships of the United States Ajax (1860 - 1884), one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives

Fiction

Ajax (Mickey Mouse), a fictional cartoon company Ajax Duckman, a character in the animated television series Duckman Martian Manhunter, a comic superhero called Ajax in Brazil Ajax, character from the 1979 film The Warriors, played by James Remar War Rocket Ajax, a weapon deployed by Ming the Merciless in the 1980 film Flash Gordon

Music

Ajax (band), from New York City Ajax Records (Chicago), a record label Ajax Records (Quebec), a record label active in the 1920s

Sport

Ajax America (Also known as Ajax Orlando), an American soccer team from Orlando, Florida, United States Ajax Amsterdam, an association football club from Amsterdam, the Netherlands Ajax Cape Town, a South African association football club Ajax Kenitra, a Moroccan futsal (indoor football) club Ajax (horse), a champion Australian racehorse of the 1930s Rabat Ajax, a Maltese football club Ajax Skoteras, a Greek football team from "Skotera" village in Aitoloakarnania, Greece Ajax Sportman Combinatie (ASC), a cricket and football club in Leiden, The Netherlands

Places

Ajax, Ontario, Canada Aspen Mountain (Colorado), also known as Ajax Mountain

Other uses

Ajax (programming) (shorthand for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), a technique used in web application development Ajax (arcade game), vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Konami in 1987 Ajax cleanser, household cleaner Operation Ajax, a 1953 Anglo-American covert operation to overthrow the government of Iran Apatosaurus ajax, the type species of the Apatosaurus genus of sauropod dinosaurs 1404 Ajax, an asteroid Ajax, an early flush toilet invented in England in 1596

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