Ajax the Lesser

Ajax the Lesser

Ajax (Ancient Greek: Αἴας Aias according to Graves means "of the earth".) was a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son of Telamon. He was the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ajax the Lesser has received more than 665,865 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Ajax the Lesser is the 2,103rd most popular politician (up from 2,166th in 2019).

Ajax the lesser is most famous for his role in the Trojan War. He was a Trojan prince, son of King Priam and Hecuba. He was also known as Telamonian Ajax.