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	AJAX - LoveToKnow Article on AJAX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Alas), a Greek hero, son of Oileus, king of Locris, called the " lesser " or Locrian Ajax, to distinguish him from Ajax, son of Telamon.
		In spite of his small stature, he held his own amongst the other heroes before Troy; he was brave, next to Achilles in swiftness of foot and famous for throwing the spear.
		In Homer's Iliad he is described as of great stature and colossal frame, second only to Achilles in strength and bravery, and the " bulwark of the Achaeans." He engaged Hector in single combat and, with the aid of Athene, rescued the body of Achilles from the hands of the Trojans.
	96.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AJ/AJAX.htm (745 words)

	Ajax 2, Greek Mythology Link.
		Oileus 1 was son of Hodoedocus and Agrianome.
		Rhene 1 was the concubine of Oileus 1.
		Oileus 1 had by her a bastard son Medon 1, who replaced Philoctetes as chief against Troy, and was commander of the Phthians.
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	AJAX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		To distinguish him from Ajax, son of Oileus, he was called the ``great'' or Telamonian Ajax.
		In Homer's Iliad he is described as of great stature and colossal frame, second only to Achilles in strength and bravery, and the ``bulwark of the Achaeans.', He engaged Hector in single combat and, with the aid of Athene, rescued the body of Achilles from the hands of the Trojans.
		ing to whom he and Ajax Oileus, as depicted in epos, were originally one, a Locrian daemon somewhat resembling the giants.
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	Oileus -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In (The mythology of the ancient Greeks) Greek mythology, Oileus, or Oileos was the King of (Click link for more info and facts about Locris) Locris.
		With Eriopis he is father of (Click link for more info and facts about Medon) Medon and (A mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad) Ajax.
		He was also an ((Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece) Argonaut and was a lover of (Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis) Apollo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/oi/oileus.htm (109 words)

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		Oileus was a tall, thin man from Calabria with decorative baxa on his feet, a "Kiss me, I'm Greek" toga, a long draped mantle over a chiton and those cute little wings by his ears.
		By the time Oileus neared the end of his journey marching with Pyrrhus and his men on their attack on Sparta, he was exhausted, but still telling jokes.
		Oileus looked heavenward and said, "Aphrodite, Ares, and Hermaphroditus walk into a bar, and....and....." He is then said to have yelled "Ouch" rather loudly, then quietly passed away, unable to finish the joke.
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	LOCO-WEEDS - LoveToKnow Article on LOCO-WEEDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The former were divided into the northern Locri Epicnemidii, situated on the spurs of Mount Cnemis, and the southern Locri Opuntii, so named from their chief town Opus (q.v.): and the name Opuntia is often applied to the whole of this easterly district.
		Homer mentions only these eastern Locrians: their national hero in the Trojan War is Ajax Oileus, who often appears afterwards on Locrian coins.
		From Hesiod's time onwards, the Opuntians were thought by some to be bf " Lelegian " origin (see LELEGES), but they were Hellenized early (though matriarchal customs survived among them), and Deucalion, the father of Hellen himself, is described as the first king of Opus.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LO/LOCO_WEEDS.htm (877 words)

	Ajax - Acadine Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Ajax was (1) The son of Telamon, king of Salamis and Periboea, usually designated Ajax the Great, to distinguish him from Ajax the son of Oileus.
		He was one of the bulwarks of the Grecian host during the siege of Troy, and is represented as being proud, courageous, and hasty in temper, yet full of piety and mindful of the gods.
		(2) The son of Oileus, king of the Locrians, called also Ajax the Lesser, who also figured in the Siege of Troy.
	www.acadine.org /w/Ajax (243 words)

	Immortal Glossary by Lanette Curington
		Euneus [IH] — The story of Jason and the Argonauts on the isle of Lemnos is straight from ancient sources.
		Oileus [fc/IH] — An Achaean Crown Prince, Dameon's brother, betrothed to Princess Tebris but in love with Cydippe.
		Tebris [fc/fn/IH] — Princess of Lemnos, cousin to Cydippe, betrothed to Achaean Crown Prince Oileus but in love with his brother Dameon.
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	The Iliad of Homer by Homer 12
		Of the two, swift Ajax son of Oileus was the first to know who it was that had been speaking with them, and said to Ajax son of Telamon, "Ajax, this is one of the gods that dwell on Olympus, who in the likeness of the prophet is bidding us fight hard by our ships.
		Then the son of Oileus severed the head from the neck in revenge for the death of Amphimachus, and sent it whirling over the crowd as though it had been a ball, till it fell in the dust at Hector's feet.
		Of these, Medon was bastard son to Oileus and brother of Ajax, but he lived in Phylace away from his own country, for he had killed the brother of his stepmother Eriopis, the wife of Oileus; the other, Podarces, was the son of Iphiclus, son of Phylacus.
	www.classicbookshelf.com /library/homer/the_iliad_of_homer/12 (6019 words)

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	Ajax -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Greek Aias, byname Ajax The Lesser, in Greek legend, son of Oileus, king of Locris.
		In spite of his small stature, he held his own among the other heroes before Troy; but he was also boastful, arrogant, and quarrelsome.
		in Greek legend, son of Oileus, king of Locris.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9005245?tocId=9005245 (782 words)

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		We found some evidence that these leks overlap to form multiple-species aggregations.
		oileus used the same sites at similar frequencies during 1993, a pattern that was repeated during 1994.
		We could not detect if members of different species were being attracted by similar environmental features or if they were effectively attracting one another to the display sites.
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	AJAX, SON OF OILEUS - LoveToKnow Article on AJAX, SON OF OILEUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		AJAX, SON OF OILEUS - LoveToKnow Article on AJAX, SON OF OILEUS
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	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AJ/AJAX_SON_OF_OILEUS.htm (1418 words)

	Iliad by Homer eBook by BookRags
		There the Boiotians, and Ionians with trailing tunics, and Lokrians and Phthians and illustrious Epeians scarcely availed to stay his onslaught on the ships, nor yet could they drive back from them noble Hector, like a flame of fire.
		Now the one, Medon, was the bastard son of noble Oileus, and brother of Aias, and he dwelt in Phylake, far from his own country, for that he had slain a man, the brother of his stepmother Eriopis, wife of Oileus.
		But the other, Podarkes, was the son of Iphiklos son of Phylakos, and they in their armour, in the van of the great-hearted Phthians, were defending the ships, and fighting among the Boiotians.
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	Greek Mythology and Ancient Greece - Book XXIII (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Then fleet Aias Oileus' son rebuked him in unseemly sort: "Idomeneus, why art thou a braggart of old?
		Thus said he, and straightway fleet Aias Oileus' son arose angrily to answer with harsh words: and strife between the twain would have gone further, had not Achilles himself stood up and spake a word: "No longer answer each other with harsh words, Aias and Idomeneus, ill words, for it beseemeth not.
		Surely ye are displeased with any other who should do thus.
	www.greekhistoryandmythology.com /Ancient_Texts/The_Iliad_by_Homer/Book_XXIII/7 (551 words)

	Lokris, Lokris Opuntii - Ancient Greek Coinage thumbnail index - WildWinds.com
		Head of Persephone r., wreathed with corn / Ajax, naked but for helmet, advancing r., holding sword and large shield decorated with serpent; between legs, crested Corinthian helmet.
		Head of Persephone wreathed with corn / Ajax, son of Oileus, naked but for helmet, advancing right.
		Head of Persephone right, wreathed with corn / Ajax, son of Oileus, naked but for helmet, advancing r., holding sword and large shield decorated with serpent; broken spear on ground.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/lokris/lokris_opuntii/t.html (582 words)

	The Iliad by Homer: Chapter 23 (continued) - The Literature Page
		He then rose and said among the Argives, "Stand forward, you who will essay this contest."
		Forthwith uprose fleet Ajax son of Oileus, with cunning Ulysses, and Nestor's son Antilochus, the fastest runner among all the youth of his time.
		They stood side by side and Achilles showed them the goal.
	www.literaturepage.com /read.php?titleid=theiliad&abspage=352&reset=yes (345 words)

	Species Pyrgus oileus - Tropical Checkered-Skipper - BugGuide.Net
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		USGS Butterflies of North America - Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
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	A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - neus, Oeniadae, Oenides, Oenomaus, Oenone, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - neus, Oeniadae, Oenides, Oenomaus, Oenone, Oenophyta, Oenopia, Oenopion, Oenotri, Oentrides, Oeta, Ofella, Ogyges, Oileus, Olbia, Olcades, Olcinium, Olearus, Olen
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		But his people, though they felt his loss were not leaderless, for Medon, the bastard son of Oileus by Rhene, set them in array.
		(53) Eustathius identifies Ileus with Oileus, father of Aias.
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