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Core Belief
"Intelligence and cunning are more valuable than brute strength, and the ends justify the means."
Worldview
Ulysses sees the world as a complex and dangerous place where survival depends on adaptability and strategic thinking. He is skeptical of grand ideals and prefers practical solutions to abstract principles.
Personality
Ulysses is a shrewd, intelligent, and resourceful leader, valued for his strategic thinking and persuasive abilities. He is pragmatic and adaptable, willing to use deception and manipulation to achieve his goals.
In Their Own Words
"Warriors like you, with strength and wisdom bless’d, By brave examples should confirm the rest. The monarch’s will not yet reveal’d appears; He tries our courage, but resents our fears."
"Be still, thou slave, and to thy betters yield; Unknown alike in council and in field! Ye gods, what dastards would our host command! Swept to the war, the lumber of a land."
"Unhappy monarch! whom the Grecian race With shame deserting, heap with vile disgrace. Not such at Argos was their generous vow: Once all their voice, but ah! forgotten now."
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