Ajax may refer to:

Greek mythology and tragedy

Ajax the Great Ajax () or Aias (; , ''Aíantos''; Archaic Greek alphabets, archaic ) is a Greek mythology, Greek mythological Greek hero cult, hero, the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the half-brother of Teucer. He plays an important role in the T ...

, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea *

Ajax the Lesser Ajax ( ''Aias'' "of the earth") was a Greek mythology, Greek mythological Greek hero cult, hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris. He was called the "Ajax the Less", the "lesser" or "Locrian" Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax the Great, son ...

, 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, in the animated television series ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'', commonly known simply as ''Duckman'', is an American adult animated sitcom created and developed by Everett Peck, based on the characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Com ...

'' * 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 Freeman), a fictional supervillain first appearing in ''Deadpool'' #14 *

Martian Manhunter The Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in the story "The Manhunter from Mars" in ''Detective Comics ...

, a DC Comics superhero called Ajax in Brazil and Portugal * Ajax, a '' Call of Duty: Black Ops 4'' operative * Ajax, the real name of Tartaglia, a character in 2020 video game ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

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 (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) * A-Jax (video game), a 1987 Konami arcade game

Computing

Ajax (floppy disk controller) The FD1771, sometimes WD1771, is a floppy disk controller chip, the first in a line of floppy disk controllers produced by Western Digital. It uses single density FM encoding introduced in the IBM 3740. Later models in the series added support ...

, a floppy disk controller fitted to the Atari STE *

Ajax (programming) Ajax (also AJAX ; short for "asynchronous I/O, 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 c ...

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

Places

Canada

Ajax (federal electoral district) Ajax is a federal electoral district in the Durham Region of Ontario. Ajax was created by the 2012 riding redistribution from the portion of Ajax—Pickering consisting of the entire town of Ajax, Ontario, and was legally defined in the 20 ...

, in the Durham Region of Ontario *

Ajax (provincial electoral district) Ajax is a provincial Electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. This riding was created in 2015. Members of Provincial Parliament Election results ...

, in Ontario *

Ajax, Ontario Ajax (; 2021 Canadian census, 2021 population: 126,666) is a waterfront town in Regional Municipality of Durham, Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. The town is named for , a Royal N ...

, a town in the Greater Toronto Area

United States

Ajax, Louisiana Ajax is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Missis ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ajax, Missouri Ajax is an extinct town in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Ajax was founded circa 1819, and named after Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon an ...

, a ghost town *

Ajax Peak Ajax Peak is a mountain summit located in San Miguel County of southwest Colorado, United States. It is situated on land managed by Uncompahgre National Forest, and is the iconic landmark visible three miles east of the community of Telluride ...

, a summit near Telluride, Colorado *

Ajax, South Dakota Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The community was named for Ajax, a hero in Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient G ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ajax, Utah Ajax is a ghost town located in the Rush Valley area of southeastern Tooele County, Utah, United States. The town grew up around a unique department store started in 1869 by a Welsh immigrant named William Ajax. He operated the Ajax Undergroun ...

, 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, an asteroid

People

* Ajax (missionary), Arian missionary who converted the Suevi to Christianity ( 466) * Ajax, pen name of Sidney William Jackson (1873–1946), Australian naturalist and ornithologist * Ajax, nickname of

Heinrich Bleichrodt Heinrich Bleichrodt (21 October 1909 – 9 January 1977) was a German U-boat commander during the World War II, Second World War. From October 1939 until retiring from front line service in December 1943, he was credited with sinking 25 ships for ...

(1909–1977), German World War II U-boat commander

Sport

Association football (soccer)

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

, 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., a football club in Salamina, Greece * Ajax Sportsman Combinatie, a cricket and football club in Leiden, Netherlands * Rabat Ajax F.C., a Maltese football club * Unión Ájax, a football club in Trujillo, Honduras * V.V. Ajax, a Surinamese football club

Other sports

* Aias Evosmou, a Greek sports club * Ajax Kenitra, a Moroccan futsal (indoor football) club * Ajax København, a Danish handball team *

Ajax (horse) Ajax (1901 – 15 February 1915) was an undefeated French Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who won the 1904 Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris and was an influential sire. Breeding Bred and raced by Edmond Blanc, he was by Flyin ...

(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 The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a group of armoured fighting vehicles developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army. It has suffered serious development and production difficulties. The Ajax is a deve ...

, a family of armoured fighting vehicles for the British Army * Operation Ajax, the 1953 Iranian coup d'état

Transport

* Ajax (1906 automobile), 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 (Nash Motors) The Ajax was an American automobile brand manufactured by the Nash Motors Company of Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1925 and 1926. The Ajax was produced in the newly acquired Mitchell Motors Company plant in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1926, all Ajax m ...

, an automobile brand of Nash Motors, 1925–1926 * ''Ajax'' (locomotive), several train locomotives * Ajax (motorcycle), 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 Ajax GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore East line and on the Oshawa/Finch Express bus route. The train platforms lie along the south side of Highway 401 ...

, 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. AFC Ajax NV is mostly known as a Football team, football club. Since 17 May 1998 the club is registered as a Naamloze vennootschap (N.V.) listed on the stock exchange Euronext Amsterdam. As a company the club strives to make a profit through tic ...

, a sports company associated with AFC Ajax * Kanichee Mine, Temagami, Ontario, also known as Ajax Mine * Ajax High School, a public high school in Ajax, Ontario, Canada * AJAX furnace, a type of open hearth furnace * ''Ajax'', a taxonomic synonym for the plant genus '' Narcissus''