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Courage · SEJF
Achilles
His choice of a short, glorious life over a long, obscure one reflects the Courage orientation's foundational decision to live according to a principle rather than simply survive, even when survival is available.
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Thor
The Norse thunder god's defining characteristic is his willingness to face giants and world-ending forces on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, making him a mythological expression of courageous action on principled grounds.
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Prometheus
His theft of fire from the gods to give to humanity, accepting permanent punishment as the consequence, represents the Courage orientation's archetypal form: bearing personal cost to deliver a principle others need.
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