Jean Giraudoux' comedy-satire clothes the theme of war and its causes in the flowing dress of Greek and Trojan; in doing so ... in the translation (example: "Ajax is the meanest plug ugly among ...

It was Odysseus who convinced Achilles to fight in the Trojan War and fight for the Greek forces ... Greek heroes like Achilles, Nestor, and Ajax, and his self-restraint made Odysseus essential ...