When the grammatical dual form of Ajax is used in the Iliad, it was once believed that it indicated the lesser Ajax fighting side-by-side with Telamonian Ajax, but now it is generally thought that that usage refers to the Greater Ajax and his brother Teucer.

In later traditions, this Ajax is called a son of Oileus and the nymph Rhene and is also mentioned among the suitors of Helen.

The story of Ajax was frequently made use of by ancient poets and artists, and the hero who appears on some Locrian coins with the helmet, shield, and sword is probably this Ajax.

To distinguish him from Ajax, son of Oileus ( Ajax the Lesser ), he is called " Telamonian Ajax ," " Greater Ajax ," or " Ajax the Great ".

Ajax is the son of Telamon, who was the son of Aeacus and grandson of Zeus, and his first wife Periboea.

After Achilles, Ajax is the most valuable warrior in Agamemnon's army ( along with Diomedes ), though he is not as cunning as Nestor, Diomedes, Idomeneus, or Odysseus, he is much more powerful and just as intelligent.

Most notably, Ajax is not wounded in any of the battles described in the Iliad, and he is the only principal character on either side who does not receive personal assistance from any of the gods who take part in the battles.

In the Iliad, Ajax is notable for his abundant strength and courage, seen particularly in two fights with Hector.

In Book 7, Ajax is chosen by lot to meet Hector in a duel which lasts most of a whole day.

The club is historically one of the three clubs that have dominated the first tier of Dutch football, the others being Ajax and PSV.

According to the Bibliotheca, no one had realised that Ajax had raped Cassandra until Calchas, the Greek seer, warned the Greeks that Athena was furious at the treatment of her priestess and she would destroy the Greek ships if they didn't kill him immediately.

The Opuntian Locrians worshiped Ajax as their national hero, and so great was their faith in him that when they drew up their army in battle, they always left one place open for him, believing that, although invisible to them, he was fighting for and among them.

* Ajax, one of the eight South Devon Railway Dido class steam locomotives, in service 1860-1884

:: 1973, 1995 *( Ajax also won in 1972, however, UEFA only sanctioned the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in 1973 so the 1972 edition was an unofficial one.

The alternative term, telamones, also is derived from a later mythological hero, Telamon, one of the Argonauts, who was the father of Ajax.

Pierce Egan was one of the narrators of George MacDonald Fraser's book Black Ajax, about Tom Molineaux and his quest for the heavyweight championship of England.

Founded in 1913, PSV is one of three European Cup-winning clubs in the Netherlands, alongside AFC Ajax and Feyenoord.

As of March 14, 2010 PSV were second in the league trailing leaders Twente by five points with only one point lead on the third placed team AFC Ajax.

As the 54th Eredivisie ended on 2 May 2010, PSV ended in third, eight points behind the champions, after a shaky end as Ajax climbed up the table to swipe second while Twente won with one point over Ajax.

In Homer's Iliad Diomedes is regarded alongside Ajax as one of the best warriors of all the Achaeans ( behind only Achilles in prowess ).

However, during Patroclus ' funeral games, Diomedes was overwhelming Ajax when his comrades advised the fighting to stop, lest one of them get injured.

When they cast lots to choose one among those warriors, the Achaeans prayed " Father Zeus, grant that the lot fall on Ajax, or on the son of Tydeus, or upon Agamemnon.

He went to the aid of Ajax the Great when the latter was wounded and tired from hard fighting and was compelled to withdraw from combat: in defending Ajax he killed Apisaon but was wounded in the thigh and put out of action from one of Paris ' arrows.

During this incident, one Ajax supporter was beaten to death.

Despite being from one of the traditional three large Dutch cities, it has not been able to match AFC Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV in terms of success in the Eredivisie or in European competition.

Beating rival AFC Ajax 2 times was one of the best results that year.

During this era Ajax played some of their finest football ever, achieving home wins ( 46-0-0 ) for two full seasons ( 1971 – 72 and 1972 – 73 ), just one defeat in the whole of the 1971-72 season, and celebrating five titles in 1972 ( the Netherlands national league, KNVB Cup, European Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup ).

This has caused confusion, as one of the population centres of the original township, Pickering Village, is now found in Ajax, along with its eponymous secondary school.

He returned to Arsenal for one game on 22 July 2006 in a testimonial for Dennis Bergkamp as one of the Arsenal legends against AFC Ajax legends.

Like most of the other Greek leaders, Ajax is alive and well as the Iliad comes to a close.

With five national championships ( 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, 1939 ), Ajax was the most successful Dutch team of the nineteen thirties.

Cruijff departed prior to the second Cup Winners Cup final and with most of the 80's stars such as van Basten also leaving, Ajax once again declined.

* The 1986 book " Camp X " by David Stafford is the most accurate account of the activities and personnel of Camp X the secret agent training camp for sabotage and guerrilla warfare at Ajax near Oshawa Ontario, Canada, that was administered by the British Special Operations Executive.

Achilles and Ajax were the most active of the Achaeans, leading separate armies to raid lands of Trojan allies.

About 40, 000 fans visit a regular match at home while top classes versus Ajax, PSV and European Cup opponents are sold out most of the time.

In the past there have been many clashes between the supporters of both clubs, of which the Beverwijk clash in 1997 is the most infamous, with Ajax fan Carlo Picornie being killed and several others injured.

Ajax owned the biggest armour and the tallest shield which covered most of his body leaving only two places vulnerable ; his neck and armpits.

Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing more than 100 games for English club Chelsea FC.

During this period Lenstra led Heerenveen to a famous victory over AFC Ajax in one of the most noted games in Dutch domestic football history.

Michels became most notable for his coaching achievements, having won the European Cup with Ajax and the Spanish league with Barcelona, and having had four tenures as coach of the Netherlands national team, which he led to reach the final match of the 1974 World Cup and to win the 1988 European Championship.

As well as being the most successful club, Ajax have finished as runners-up eleven times.

On 12 August 2007, Ajax agreed to sell Sneijder to Real Madrid for € 27 million, according to the club's website, making him the second most expensive Dutch football player.

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Manager Martin Bader's professional and sometimes even spectacular work till spring 2007 ( the signing of former Ajax Amsterdam captain and Czech international Tomáš Galásek, for example, was greeted with enthusiasm ), as well head coach Hans Meyer's tactically modern understanding of football, helped Nuremberg to its most successful time in almost 40 years.

He became a regular in the Ajax defense in his first season, but his progress was halted when he broke his foot in August 2001, and had to miss most of the 2001 – 02 season.

As a player, he most notably played with Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, winning the 1988 European Cup with PSV.

AFC Ajax have won the most titles, 23 ( 31 national titles ).