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英语童话故事精选 ： Ajaxthe Great Ajax was a man of giant stature,daring but slow.When the Trojan War was about to break out heled his forces from Salamis to join the Greek army at Aulis.As one of the trustiest champions of theGreek cause,he was given thejob of guarding one end of the Greek camp near Troy.He was noted inthe battlefield for his bravery and courage.After Achilles death he became one of the two hotcontestants for the dead heros shield and armour,the other being Odysseus.When the weaponswere finally judged to his rival,Ajax went mad for grief.Unable to get over the hardships,he took hisown life.When,in order to seek the advice of,Odysseus came to visit the lower world,the shade ofAjax frowned uponhim.In the lower world Ajax chose to be a lion,guided clearly by the bitterrecollection of his former life. 埃杰克斯巨人 埃杰克斯是位身材魁梧、骁勇善战、但头脑迟钝的人。当特洛伊战争即将爆发时,他率领军队从萨拉米斯到达奥尔墨斯加入了希腊军队。作为一名为希腊事业奋斗的最可信赖的斗士,他被派去保卫靠近特洛伊的希腊军营边界。战场上,他因作战勇猛而出名。阿基里斯死后,他成为两个最有可能获得阿基里斯的盾甲的有力竞争对手之一。另一名对手是奥德修斯。最后,他的对手胜利了,并得到了盾甲。埃杰克斯悲伤至极,无法自拔,最终结束了自己的生命。奥德修斯为了得到盲人底比斯的忠告而来到阴间;埃杰克斯的幽灵冲着他直皱眉头。在阴间,由于受到前世痛苦记忆的折磨,埃杰克斯选择了做一头狮子。 ： Palladium When Ilus had first built his new seat,the city of Troy, he prayed Zeus to show some sign ofblessing for it. His prayer was heard,and a wooden image of Pallas- A-thena fell from heaven towithin the walls of the city. Known as the Palladium, the statue afforded the city safety andprotection. At religious meetings of the goddess it was carried through the city streets amid joysand songs of praise. After the flames of war had spread for ten years before the walls of Troy, a prophet foretold thatTroy could never be expected to fall as long as the Palladium was treasured by its people .In orderto steal it out,Odysseus and Diomedes slipped into the capital one night in disguise ,known to nonebut Hellen.The bad woman took out them to He cuba, the queen of Troy, at whose feet Odysseusimmediately bowed dow