Ajax is a play by Sophocles, written in approximately 440 BC. It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax the Great after the events of the Iliad and the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax has returned to Greece and is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him. Before he can enact his revenge, though, he is tricked by the goddess Athena into believing the Greek kings are a nearby herd of cattle. He slaughters some of them, and takes the others back to his home to torture. After his folly is finally revealed, Ajax leaves home disgraced and plans to kill himself. His wife and soldiers try to track him down, but are too late. Ajax buries the sword given to him by Hector with the blade sticking out of the ground and falls on it. The last part of the play revolves around the dispute between Odysseus and the other leaders about what to do with Ajax's body. Odysseus finally persuades the others to allow Ajax a proper funeral. ==External links== * [http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/ajax.html Ajax by Sophocles] * [http://www.temple.edu/classics/ajax.html Ajax Guide]. Ancient Greek plays
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Ajax is a play by Sophocles, written in approximately 440 BC. It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax the Great after the events of the Iliad and the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax has returned to Greece and is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him. Before he can enact his revenge, though, he is tricked by the goddess Athena into believing the Greek kings are a nearby herd of cattle. He slaughters some of them, and takes the others back to his home to torture. After his folly is finally revealed, Ajax leaves home disgraced and plans to kill himself. His wife and soldiers try to track him down, but are too late. Ajax buries the sword given to him by Hector with the blade sticking out of the ground and falls on it. The last part of the play revolves around the dispute between Odysseus and the other leaders about what to do with Ajax's body. Odysseus finally persuades the others to allow Ajax a proper funeral. ==External links== * [http://classics.mit.edu/Sophocles/ajax.html Ajax by Sophocles] * [http://www.temple.edu/classics/ajax.html Ajax Guide]. Ancient Greek plays
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