Ajax
Αἴας
The giant warrior second in strength only to Achilles.
Carrying a shield of seven ox-hides, he fought Hector all day to a draw.
When Achilles died and his armor was awarded to Odysseus instead, the humiliation was more than he could bear, and he took his own life.
It is a story about what strength cannot win — the armor was decided not by muscle, but by words.
SourcesHomer, Iliad · Sophocles, Ajax