Ajax is a play by Sophocles. The date of its first performance is unknown, but most scholars regard it as an early work, about 450 BCE to 430 BCE (J. Moore, 2). It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax after the events of the Iliad and the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him.

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  • Ajax is a play by Sophocles. The date of its first performance is unknown, but most scholars regard it as an early work, about 450 BCE to 430 BCE (J. Moore, 2). It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax after the events of the Iliad and the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax 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 that the sheep and cattle that were taken by the Achaeans as spoil are the Greek leaders. He slaughters some of them, and takes the others back to his home to torture, including a ram which he believes to be his main rival, Odysseus. After coming to his senses, he pities himself over his disgrace. His wife Tecmessa pleads for him not to leave her and her child unprotected. He pretends that he is moved by her speech, and says that he is going out to purify himself and bury the sword given to him by Hector. After he has gone, a messenger arrives to say that the seer Calchas has warned that if Ajax leaves his house that day, he will die. His wife and soldiers try to track him down, but are too late. Ajax had indeed buried the sword but left the blade sticking out of the ground. His body is found after having thrown himself on it. Sophocles lets us hear the speech Ajax gives immediately before his suicide (which, unlike most Greek tragedies, is called for to take place onstage), in which he calls for vengeance against the sons of Atreus and the whole Greek army. The last part of the play revolves around the dispute over what to do with Ajax's body. Ajax's half brother Teucer intends on burying him despite the demands of Menelaus and Agamemnon that the corpse is not to be buried. Odysseus, although previously Ajax's enemy, steps in and persuades them to allow Ajax a proper funeral by pointing out that even one's enemies deserve respect in death, if they were noble. The play ends with Teucer making arrangements for the burial (which is to take place without Odysseus, out of respect for Ajax). An argument over whether to deny the burial of a disgraced man is the subject of Antigone, another early play by Sophocles.
  • Aias (auch Ajax oder Rasender Ajax, griech. Αἴας) ist eine Tragödie des antiken griechischen Dichters Sophokles. Das Datum der Erstaufführung ist unbekannt, meist wird von einem Zeitpunkt am Anfang der Karriere des Sophokles, in den Jahren zwischen 450 und 430 vor unserer Zeitrechnung, ausgegangen.
  • Áyax es una tragedia de Sófocles. Tanto la fecha de su escritura como la de su primera representación son desconocidas, pero es considerada por la mayoría de eruditos clásicos como uno de sus primeros trabajos, alrededor de los 450 aC a 430 aC. Trata sobre el destino de Áyax el Grande después de los acontecimientos de la Ilíada y de la muerte de Aquiles.
  • Ajax (en grec ancien Αἴας / Aias) est une tragédie grecque écrite par Sophocle probablement entre 450 et 440 av. J. -C. Dans cette pièce, Sophocle raconte les circonstances qui ont conduit à la mort d'Ajax, chef des Salaminiens. L'action se passe devant les remparts de la cité de Troie que les Grecs assiègent.
  • Aiace (in greco antico Αἴας, Aias) è una tragedia di Sofocle. Non ci sono dati certi sulla sua prima rappresentazione, ma si ritiene che sia avvenuta intorno al 445 a.C..
  • Aias of Ajax is een tragedie van de Griekse tragediedichter Sophokles. Het stuk werd uitgevoerd ca. 442 v. Chr..
  • Ájax (em grego, ΑΙΑΣ - AIAS, na transliteração) é, provavelmente, das que nos chegaram, a mais antiga tragédia grega de Sófocles, situada em torno de 445 a.C.
  • Aiax este o tragedie scrisă de Sofocle. Nu se cunoaşte data apariţiei, însă cei mai specialişti sunt de părere că tragedia a fost scrisă spre sfârşitul carierei lui Sofocle. În această operă literară este prezentat destinul eroului Aiax (personaj ce apare şi în Iliada) după terminarea Războiul Troian. Viteazul ostaş Aiax, a cărui onoare de luptător a fost ştirbită de compatrioţi, a hotărât să se răzbune. Orbit de această dorinţă, el se aruncă, într-un moment de nebunie, asupra unei turme de oi pe care le sfârtecă şi le risipeşte. Venindu-şi în fire şi cuprins de ruşine pentru cele petrecute, el se aruncă în sabie, predându-se morţii de bună voie.
  • «Аякс» («Эант») — трагедия древнегреческого драматурга Софокла (495 г. до н.  э.  — 405 г. до н.  э. ) на сюжет троянского цикла. Поскольку у Софокла была также несохранившаяся до нашего времени трагедия об Аяксе Локрийском, то настоящую трагедию нередко называют «Аякс-биченосец».
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  • Ajax is a play by Sophocles. The date of its first performance is unknown, but most scholars regard it as an early work, about 450 BCE to 430 BCE (J. Moore, 2). It chronicles the fate of the warrior Ajax after the events of the Iliad and the Trojan War. At the onset of the play, Ajax is enraged because Achilles' armor was awarded to Odysseus, rather than him. He vows to kill the Greek leaders who disgraced him.
  • Aias (auch Ajax oder Rasender Ajax, griech. Αἴας) ist eine Tragödie des antiken griechischen Dichters Sophokles. Das Datum der Erstaufführung ist unbekannt, meist wird von einem Zeitpunkt am Anfang der Karriere des Sophokles, in den Jahren zwischen 450 und 430 vor unserer Zeitrechnung, ausgegangen.
  • Áyax es una tragedia de Sófocles. Tanto la fecha de su escritura como la de su primera representación son desconocidas, pero es considerada por la mayoría de eruditos clásicos como uno de sus primeros trabajos, alrededor de los 450 aC a 430 aC. Trata sobre el destino de Áyax el Grande después de los acontecimientos de la Ilíada y de la muerte de Aquiles.
  • Ajax (en grec ancien Αἴας / Aias) est une tragédie grecque écrite par Sophocle probablement entre 450 et 440 av. J. -C. Dans cette pièce, Sophocle raconte les circonstances qui ont conduit à la mort d'Ajax, chef des Salaminiens. L'action se passe devant les remparts de la cité de Troie que les Grecs assiègent.
  • Aiace (in greco antico Αἴας, Aias) è una tragedia di Sofocle. Non ci sono dati certi sulla sua prima rappresentazione, ma si ritiene che sia avvenuta intorno al 445 a.C..
  • Aias of Ajax is een tragedie van de Griekse tragediedichter Sophokles. Het stuk werd uitgevoerd ca. 442 v. Chr..
  • Ájax (em grego, ΑΙΑΣ - AIAS, na transliteração) é, provavelmente, das que nos chegaram, a mais antiga tragédia grega de Sófocles, situada em torno de 445 a.C.
  • Aiax este o tragedie scrisă de Sofocle. Nu se cunoaşte data apariţiei, însă cei mai specialişti sunt de părere că tragedia a fost scrisă spre sfârşitul carierei lui Sofocle. În această operă literară este prezentat destinul eroului Aiax (personaj ce apare şi în Iliada) după terminarea Războiul Troian. Viteazul ostaş Aiax, a cărui onoare de luptător a fost ştirbită de compatrioţi, a hotărât să se răzbune.
  • «Аякс» («Эант») — трагедия древнегреческого драматурга Софокла (495 г. до н.  э.  — 405 г. до н.  э. ) на сюжет троянского цикла.
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