Ajax

Family: Athenian · Role: hero and ally · First appears: Book 5 · §63–69

Life events

Cleisthenes reorganized Athens into ten tribes and included Ajax among their heroes.(Book 5 · §63–69 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Cleisthenes (Athens)
- “After this he caused the Athenians to be in ten tribes, who were formerly in four; and he changed the names by which they were called after the sons of Ion, namely Geleon, Aigicoreus, Argades, and Hoples, and invented for them names taken from other heroes, all native Athenians except Ajax, whom he added as a neighbour and ally, although he was no Athenian.”
After an earthquake, the Greeks prayed for aid and sent a ship to Egina to bring Aiacos and the other sons of Aiacos.(Book 8 · §56–64 · 📍 Salamis)
- With: Eurybiades Telamon Aiacos
- “and they determined to pray to the gods and to call upon the sons of Aiacos to be their helpers. And as they had determined, so also they did; for when they had prayed to all the gods, they called Ajax and Telamon to their help from Salamis, where the fleet was, and sent a ship to Egina to bring Aiacos himself and the rest of the sons of Aiacos.”

with Cleisthenes (Athens) (Ajax is described as an ally.) “Ajax, whom he added as a neighbour and ally, although he was no Athenian”

child: Philaios “Philaios the son of Ajax having been the first of his house who became an Athenian.”

parent: Aiacos “they called Ajax and Telamon to their help from Salamis, where the fleet was, and sent a ship to Egina to bring Aiacos himself and the rest of the sons of Aiacos.”
with Telamon (They are called upon together for help.) “they called Ajax and Telamon to their help from Salamis, where the fleet was,”
with Aiacos (Ajax is called upon for help, while Aiacos is summoned; the passage does not specify their relationship.) “they called Ajax and Telamon to their help from Salamis, where the fleet was, and sent a ship to Egina to bring Aiacos himself and the rest of the sons of Aiacos.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.