Whether Sophocles or Ovid wrote about Ajax, both authors captured to describe two complete sides of Ajax. In this case, Odysseus (Ulysses) was in both stories to “reflect” on the infamous Ajax. In Sophocles, Odysseus feels utter respect, aside from despising him, and complete sorrow towards Ajax. The reason towards these mixed emotions falls down to how Odysseus can resemble himself in Ajax, both physically and mentally. “He’s excellence moves me to do it… for I myself will someday reach the state he’s in, as well.” Nonetheless, in Metamorphoses, Ulysses shows a more vicious side of hatred towards Ajax. In great detail, Ulysses, points out to the many “failures” Ajax has committed, but somehow still gets appointed as the greatest “war-hero.”
