In the morning, he came to his senses and killed himself by jumping on the sword that had been given to him by Hector, so that it pierced his armpit, his only vulnerable part.
Dimineața simțurile sale au revenit la normal, iar Aiax a hotărât să se sinucidă aruncându-se într-o sabie pe care i-o dăduse Hector, astfel încât și-a rănit subsuoara, singurul său loc vulnerabil.