Ajax may refer to:

Greek mythology and tragedy

* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about Ajax the Great

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

Ajax Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 1 ...

, in the animated television series ''Duckman'' * Marvel Comics: ** Ajax the Greater, another name for Ajak, one of the Eternals from Marvel Comics ** Ajax the Lesser, another name for Arex, one of the Eternals from Marvel Comics ** Ajax, a member of the Pantheon appearing in Marvel Comics **

Ajax (Francis Fanny) Francis "Fanny" Freeman (also known as Ajax) is a fictional supervillain first appeared in ''Deadpool'' #14 (cover-dated March 1998) and was created by writer Joe Kelly and artist Walter A. McDaniel. Fictional character biography The man know ...

, a fictional supervillain first appearing in ''Deadpool'' #14 * Martian Manhunter, a DC Comics superhero called Ajax in Brazil and Portugal * Ajax, a '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'' operative * Ajax, from the video game '' Genshin Impact''

Music

* A-Jax (band), a South Korean boy band * Ajax (band), an electronic music band from New York City * ''Ajax'' (opera), by the French composer Toussaint Bertin de la Doué * DJ Ajax (1971-2013; born Adrian Thomas), an Australian electro mashup DJ *

Lisa Ajax Lisa Kristina Ajax (born 13 August 1998), is a Swedish singer, and winner of '' Idol 2014''. She also participated at Lilla Melodifestivalen 2012 with the song "Allt som jag har". Ajax participated in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "My ...

(born 1998), Swedish singer * "Ajax" (song), a song by Tante Leen, 1969 *

Ajax Records Ajax Records was a record company and label founded in 1921. Jazz and blues records were produced in New York City, with some in Montreal, and marketed via the Ajax Record Company of Chicago. History Ajax was a subsidiary of the Compo Company of ...

, a former North American record company

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Ajax'' (painting), a painting by John Steuart Curry * Ajax (Disney), a fictional company (the Disney equivalent of Looney Tunes' Acme Corporation) * Ajax, a Superman robot used by Wonder Man to hide his identity

Computing

* Ajax (floppy disk controller), a floppy disk controller fitted to the Atari STE *

Ajax (programming) Ajax (also AJAX ; short for " Asynchronous JavaScript and XML") is a set of web development techniques that uses various web technologies on the client-side to create asynchronous web applications. With Ajax, web applications can send and re ...

, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, a method used in web application development, and a software framework for it

Places

Canada

* Ajax (electoral district), in the Durham Region of Ontario * Ajax (provincial electoral district), in Ontario * Ajax, Ontario, a town in the Greater Toronto Area

United States

* Ajax, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Ajax, Missouri, a ghost town * Ajax Peak, a summit near Telluride, Colorado * Ajax, South Dakota, an unincorporated community * Ajax, Utah, a ghost town * Ajax, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Ajax, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Aspen Mountain (Colorado), also known as Ajax Mountain

Elsewhere

* Mount Ajax, part of the Admiralty Mountains, Victoria Land, Antarctic *

1404 Ajax 1404 Ajax is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 August 1936, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after the le ...

, an asteroid

People

* Ajax (missionary), Arian missionary who converted the Suevi to Christianity ( 466) * Ajax, pen name of

Sidney William Jackson Sidney William Jackson (12 June 1873 – 30 September 1946) was an Australian naturalist and field ornithologist with a special interest in oology, who was also a skilled photographer and taxidermist. History Jackson was born in Brisbane, Q ...

(1873–1946), Australian naturalist and ornithologist * Ajax, nickname of Heinrich Bleichrodt (1909–1977), German World War II U-boat commander

Sport

Association football, soccer

* AFC Ajax, a football club in Amsterdam, Netherlands * Ajax Cape Town F.C., a South African football club * Ajax Futebol Clube, a Brazilian football club * Ajax de Ouenzé, a Congolese football club * FC Ajax Lasnamäe, an Estonian football club * Ajax Orlando Prospects, American soccer team from Orlando, Florida, a.k.a. Ajax America * Ajax America Women, American women's soccer team from California *

Aias Salamina F.C. Aias Salamina Football Club (''Ajax of Salamis'' in English, el, Αίας Σαλαμίνας) is a Greek football club based in Salamina, Salamis Island. The association was founded in 1931. History In the 1960s and 1970s it played in high lea ...

, a football club in Salamina, Greece *

Ajax Sportsman Combinatie The Ajax Sportsman Combinatie, usually known as ASC, is a Dutch football and cricket club, established in 1918 as a merger of the ''Leidsche Cricket- en Football-Club Ajax'' and ''Leidsche Athletiekvereeniging De Sportsman''. Ajax The ''Leidsche ...

, a cricket and football club in Leiden, Netherlands *

Rabat Ajax F.C. Rabat Ajax Football Club is a Malta, Maltese football (soccer), football club based in Rabat, Malta, Rabat. The last promotion to the Maltese Premier League was achieved in the 2011–12 season, when they earned promotion after finishing second b ...

, a Maltese football club * Unión Ájax, a football club in Trujillo, Honduras * Voetbal Vereniging Ajax, a Surinamese football club

Other sports

Ajax Kenitra Ajax Kenitra is a futsal club based in Kenitra, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic ...

, a Moroccan futsal (indoor football) club *

Ajax København Ajax København is a handball club based in southwestern Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of both a women's and a men's team. As of the 2022-23 season, the women's team compete in Damehåndboldligaen, the highest women's league in Denmark. The men ...

, a Danish handball team * Ajax (horse) (born 1901), a French Champion racehorse * Ajax II (born 1934), an Australian Champion racehorse

Military

* , several ships of the Royal Navy * , several ships of the US Navy * General Dynamics Ajax, a family of armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army * Operation Ajax, the 1953 Iranian coup d'état

Transport

Ajax (1906 automobile) The Ajax was a Swiss automobile built from 1906 to 1910. Dr. G. Aigner built his first car in Zürich in 1906, but failed. The remains were taken over by a company led by three directors from New York City, Java and Switzerland. A chain-drive m ...

, a Swiss automobile * Ajax (1913 automobile), a French automobile by the American Briscoe brothers * Ajax (1914 automobile), an American automobile by Ajax Motors Co. of Seattle, Washington * Ajax (1921 automobile), an American prototype that was not produced * Ajax (Nash Motors), an automobile brand of Nash Motors, 1925–1926 * ''Ajax'' (locomotive), several train locomotives *

Ajax (motorcycle) The Ajax was a motorcycle manufactured in England between 1923 and 1924, using 147cc, 247cc, 269cc and 346cc engines from Villiers Engineering Villiers Engineering was a manufacturer of motorcycles and cycle parts, and an engineering compan ...

, manufactured in England between 1923 and 1924 * ''Ajax'' (crane barge), a floating crane used to install the Panama Canal locks * ''Ajax'' (ship), various ships * Ajax GO Station, a train and bus station in Ajax, Ontario, Canada * Ajax Motors Co., an American carmaker, manufacturer of the Ajax (1914 automobile)

Other uses

* Ajax (cleaning product), a brand of household cleaning products * AFC Ajax N.V., a sports company associated with AFC Ajax * Kanichee Mine, Temagami, Ontario, also known as Ajax Mine *

Ajax High School Ajax High School (AHS) is located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada within the Durham District School Board. It is the largest secondary school in southern Ajax and the fourth-largest in all of Ajax. The school offers a wide range of academic and extra ...

, a public high school in Ajax, Ontario, Canada * AJAX furnace, a type of open hearth furnace