Ajax may refer to:

Greek mythology and tragedy

Ajax the Great :wikt:Αἴας, Ajax () or Aias (; grc, Αἴας, Aíās , ''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 Te ...

, 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) Ajax is an American, New York-based band, led by female singer Arleen Mitchel. The outfit released the single "Mind the Gap" in 1989, on Wax Trax! Records. A full-length self-titled debut LP followed, which combined industrial and acid-house mu ...

, 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) * Ajax, a Superman robot used by Wonder Man to hide his identity

Computing

Ajax (floppy disk controller) The FD1771, sometimes WD1771, is the first in a line of floppy disk controllers produced by Western Digital. It uses single density FM encoding introduced in the IBM 3740. It is packaged in a 40-pin DIP."The FD1771 is a single-chip floppy disk f ...

, a floppy disk controller fitted to the Atari STE * Ajax (programming), 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) Ajax is a provincial electoral district in Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considere ...

, in Ontario *

Ajax, Ontario Ajax (; 2021 Canadian census, 2021 population: 126,666) is a 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 Navy cruiser ...

, a town in the Greater Toronto Area

United States

* Ajax, Louisiana, 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 and P ...

, a ghost town * Ajax Peak, a summit near Telluride, Colorado * Ajax, South Dakota, 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 Underground Sto ...

, a ghost town *

Ajax, Virginia Ajax is an unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlan ...

, 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 Ajax de Ouenzé is a Congolese association football, football club based in Ouenzé, Brazzaville, that plays in the Congo Premier League. Honours *Congo Premier League: 0 *Coupe du Congo (Republic of Congo), Coupe du Congo: 0 *Super Coupe du C ...

, a Congolese football club *

FC Ajax Lasnamäe FC Ajax Lasnamäe is an Estonian football (soccer), football club based in Tallinn. They play in the II Liiga East/North zone, the fourth division in Estonian football. The club also has Tallinna FC Ajax (women), women's team, first appearing i ...

, 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 The Ajax, formerly known as the Scout SV (Specialist Vehicle), is a group of armoured fighting vehicles being developed by General Dynamics UK for the British Army. The Ajax is a development of the ASCOD armoured fighting vehicles used by the ...

, 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) The Ajax Motors Co. of Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state o ...

, 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. The Ajax Motors Co. of Seattle, Washington, was an automobile company started by George, Frank, and Charles Parker. The company the three men started produced a car available in three different wheelbase lengths and could be had in either right h ...

, 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 tick ...

, 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 The AJAX furnace was a modification of the tilting open hearth furnace that used blown oxygen to improve productivity. The process was used in the UK during the 1960s at a time of transition from open hearth to oxygen based steel making. History a ...

, a type of open hearth furnace