Dramatis Personae

• Athena

• Odysseus, King of Ithaca

• Ajax, son of Telamon and Euboea, leader of the men of Salamis

• Tecmessa, his captive wife, daughter of Teleutas, King of Phrygia

• Eurysaces, their infant son

• Treucer, son of Telamon by Hesione

• Menelaus, King of Sparta

• Agamemnon, his brother, captain of the host

• Messenger, one of Ajax’s men

• Chorus, mariners of Salamis

Scene: The shore on the Northern coast of the Troad before the tent of Ajax. Time: Early morning.