Famous Figures
Historical and fictional figures mapped to the sixteen values.
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Trust · OAJD
Aegis of Athena
The divine shield's mythological function as protection granted to those who act with just purpose reflects the Trust orientation's promise that reliable principled action produces reliable protection.
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Odysseus
His strategic use of multiple disguises and identities throughout the Odyssey, combined with the depth of his commitment to reclaiming his name and place at Ithaca, reflect an Identity orientation in which the self is both performed and deeply held.
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Penelope (devotion)
Her maintenance of household and fidelity through twenty years of Odysseus's absence, resisting all social pressure to remarry, reflects a Devotion orientation in which commitment to a specific other structures every daily decision.
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