Who was the Greek leader from Locris in the Iliad?

Ajax the Lesser was the Greek leader from Locris in the Iliad. Also called Ajax the Locrian or Ajax son of Oileus, he commanded the Locrian contingent sailing to Troy.

Homer distinguishes him from Ajax the Great, who was the son of Telamon and led the forces from Salamis. Ajax the Lesser was associated with the Opuntian Locrians and is described as a swift, skilled warrior, second in speed among the Greeks only to Achilles. The Catalogue of Ships says that his contingent brought forty ships.

The most important distinction in this question is the word Locris. Medon led forces from Philoctetes' former territory after Philoctetes was left behind, while Teucer was an archer and the half-brother of Ajax the Great. Neither was the Locrian commander.

Later traditions give Ajax the Lesser a notorious role in Troy's capture: he dragged Cassandra from Athena's sanctuary. The Greeks feared Athena's anger, and stories of his disastrous voyage home developed from that sacrilege. In Locrian tradition, he was nevertheless honored as a national hero.