Re: Re: Re: List of Dinosaur Name Incorrectly Translated All-too-of

[Thomas_R_HOLTZ@umail.umd.edu (th81)]

>> >       ajax refers to the Gtreek hero , one in the Iliad! Must be a
>> >good reason to name it after him!
>> 
>> Wasn't Ajax a Trojan?
>
>    Nope. There were two Achaeans named "Ajax," the "Greater" and the 
>"Lesser." The "Greater," a stubborn and huge warrior, was second only to 
>Achilles. He lost out to Odysseus when both claimed Achilles' armor. Athene 
>drove him mad when he planned to kill his own commanders in revenge.

Right!

For some reason, I was thinking of Hector.  Oh, well...

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Vertebrate Paleontologist
Dept. of Geology
University of Maryland
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