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<p> | <p> Name of two Greek heroes in the Trojan war, and the synonym of a fiery and impetuous warrior: </p> <p> he son of Telamon of Sparta, one of the bravest of the Greeks, who, on the death of Achilles, contended with [[Ulysses]] for his arms, but was defeated, in consequence of which he lost his reason and put an end to his life; and </p> <p> he son of Oïleus, swift of foot, like Achilles, who suffered shipwreck on his homeward voyage, as a judgment for an outrage he perpetrated on the person of [[Cassandra]] in the temple of [[Athena]] in Troy. </p> | ||
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A`Jax [1]
Name of two Greek heroes in the Trojan war, and the synonym of a fiery and impetuous warrior:
he son of Telamon of Sparta, one of the bravest of the Greeks, who, on the death of Achilles, contended with Ulysses for his arms, but was defeated, in consequence of which he lost his reason and put an end to his life; and
he son of Oïleus, swift of foot, like Achilles, who suffered shipwreck on his homeward voyage, as a judgment for an outrage he perpetrated on the person of Cassandra in the temple of Athena in Troy.
