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Aias

Hero of the Trojan War, son of Telamon, known for his strength.

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Also known as Telamon, Aias Telamon

First appearance: victory odes

Aias's tie to Alkmena is one of the pressures that moves Victory Odes—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Referenced as Oïlean Aias, whose shrine is made glorious by Epharmostus' victory.
In the storyIX For Epharmostus of OpusOpen this moment free

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With Alkmena (family): Aias (Ajax) is a descendant of Alcmene through the lineage of Heracles, making them distant kin. In IX For Epharmostus of Opus: Referenced as Oïlean Aias, whose shrine is made glorious by…

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Character Web

17 connections

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ALAlkmenaKAKadmusPEPeleusHEHeraclesACAchillesAIAias

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  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Mythological heroes and deities
  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Heracles and his family

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Story tension across the book.

SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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