person
Ajax the Telamonian
Ajax
Greek hero of the Trojan War; his death is a stock rhetorical exemplum.
Reading notes
- Tusculan Disputations §4.48 Ajax in Homer come forward with much cheerfulness, when he was about to fight it out with Hector
The Telamonian Ajax, who in Iliad 7 advanced cheerfully to his duel with Hector. Cicero cites Homer to show that true bravery needs no anger.