Aïas / Ajax. Archéologie reflections

reflections

The gate of the second pylon of the Temple of Amun is one of the most monumental achievements of the Ptolemies at Karnak

From the 13th to the beginning of the 14th century

for lighting

l'imaginaire que nous nous faisons de cette culture s'en trouve profondément modifié

Aïas / Ajax. Archéologie reflectionsAias (or Ajax) is a lost soldier. In Troy, Odysseus and the Atreides did not recognize his worth: he wanted to kill them to avenge his honor, but the goddess Athena drove him mad. In the prologue, Athena reveals her madness to a terrified Odysseus. Then Sophocles depicts his despair when he comes to his senses. To restore his honor, he sees only one solution: suicide, despite the entreaties of the chorus of his sailors and Tecmessa, his companion. He