Ajax is an extinct town in
Stoddard County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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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 Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...
, a character in Greek mythology.
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Stoddard County, Missouri
1819 establishments in Missouri Territory
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