[Max Goodman]

I read years ago that the body of Ajax (the greater) could not be pierced except under his arms. This doesn't seem to be true in all versions of his story (at least one visual depiction of his suicide shows him stabbing himself in the front) and I can't find any reference to this Achilles-like property. I no longer remember where I read it. Any ideas where I might look?

Thanks in advance.

[Matt Q]

Max, the internet tells me this:

Aeschylus composed a trilogy based on the death of Ajax, of which only fragments remain. An interesting detail is that Ajax was said to be vulnerable only in the arm pit, although depictions of his corpse usually depict the sword stuck through his belly.

[Max Goodman]

You're a more skillful web searcher than I am, Matt. Thank you!