“I’ve read Ajax,” their companion replied, assuringly. “It’s not complicated.” Maybe it’s this interpretation, then, which frames the mythological drama of Trojan war hero Ajax as an American ...

Homer's Iliad has a vast cast of characters. Many of these names are less familiar to mainstream audiences than mighty ...

It was Odysseus who convinced Achilles to fight in the Trojan War and fight for the ... valiantly alongside other Greek heroes like Achilles, Nestor, and Ajax, and his self-restraint made Odysseus ...