Ajax the Greater, in Greek mythology, was one of the bravest Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War. He is called Ajax the Greater to distinguish him from another Greek warrior, called Ajax the Lesser.
After the Greek hero Achilles was killed in the war, his armor was unfairly awarded to Odysseus (Ulysses in Latin). Ajax went mad with despair at losing the prize and killed flocks of sheep and cattle that he believed were his enemies. When he regained his sanity, he committed suicide by falling on his sword. A flower is said to have sprung from his blood. Ajax was the son of King Telamon. Ajax is the Latin form of the Greek Aias.
