“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 ...

The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute class nuclear-powered submarines to HMS Achilles.

The question of Helen’s involvement in the Trojan War clearly poses difficult questions—and has done so ever since the age of ...

Combatants on both sides, including Achilles, Odysseus, Ajax, Agamemnon, Hector, and Aeneas remain household names even today. The Trojan War and its events provide the background for two epic ...

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