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AjaxShannon Sullivan and Christina Durante
“Even his shield makes war: and arms, for his arms, are raised.” –Ovid Book XII
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Antimenes Painter Attic Black-figure vessel, c. 520-510 BCE
Muee du Louvre, Paris, France
Ajax carrying the body of Achilles
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Douris Painter Red-figure cup, c. 500-450 BCE
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Agamemnon attempts to separate and hold back Ajax and Ulysses as they are competing for the armor of Achilles.
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Douris PainterRed-figure cup, c. 500-450 BCE
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Athena is portrayed in the middle as Ulysses (right) and Ajax (second left) cast lots for the arms of Achilles.
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Virgil Solis GermanWoodcut from the sixteenth century
Now found in Vienna
Argument between Ajax and Ulysses for Achilles armor
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Exekias Attica-Black Figure vase
540 B.C.E.Can be found in Attike Greece
Ajax prepares to kill himself on Hector’s sword
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Etruscan bronze statue, c. 6th century BC Museo archeologico di Firenze
Ajax “Unconquered” falls on his sword after losing to Ulysses in the debate to receive the armor of Achilles
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Antonio Tempesta (Italian, 1555-1630) 17th century etching
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
The Death of Ajax
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“The Suicide of Ajax the Great” Etrurian red-figure calyx-krater, c. 400-350BCE
British Museum
“…the bloodstained ground bore a purple flower from the green turf…”