9 Personality Types
By Miss T/MythIsaMirror
At its core, the Enneagram personality types help us to see ourselves at a deeper, more objective level and can be of invaluable assistance on our path to self-knowledge. Ultimately though, it is a subtle assignment of traits and with fictional characters, there is no right answer. Thus, what follows here is one person’s interpretation.
Credit: Description of the types are paraphrased snippets from enneagraminstitute
The Reformer
Ones are conscientious and ethical, with a strong sense of right and wrong. They are well-organized, orderly, and fastidious. Their high standards can slip into being critical and perfectionistic. At their Best: wise, hardworking, realistic, and noble.
Key Motivations:
Want to be right, to strive higher and improve everything, to be consistent with their ideals, to justify themselves, to be beyond criticism so as not to be condemned by anyone.
Their vice of anger is usually restrained and exerts itself in resentment, criticism, and self-righteousness.
Demeter
The goddess of the harvest has strong opinions that Persephone interprets as unbreakable laws - Bankers are charlatans. Money must be gold and gems. TGOEM is the only option. At the same time, she treats waitstaff politely and has a strong bent towards protecting the underdog (nymphs in her care and her daughter).
Artemis
TGOEM serves as the scaffolding for Artemis to feel secure and independent. The rules and her own preconceived notions about Hades are very hard to overcome because her own perception is quite rigid. At the same time, he is fastidious (with her knives), hardworking and has noble intent in all her actions.
2. The Helper
Twos are empathetic, friendly, and warm-hearted often to the point of self-sacrificing and people-pleasing. They are well-meaning and driven to be close to others. They can be possessive and have trouble expressing their own needs. At their Best: Altruistic with unconditional love for others.
Key Motivations:
Want to be loved, to express their feelings for others, to be needed and appreciated, to get others to respond to them, to vindicate their self-pride.
Their vice of pride is fueled by a pattern of self-idealization and grandiosity coupled with reactive devaluation and self-criticism.
Persephone
She stays in TGOEM because that’s what her mother and Demeter expect, even though she doesn’t want to. She makes baklava and cake as a gift to others to gain their goodwill. Persephone is the definition of a giving friend, but it has come at the cost of pushing down her own needs and emotions, to sometimes disastrous results.
Eros
As Hades told Pscyhe, Eros is less clued into his own feelings than he is to others. He takes care of his siblings while his mother is busy. He drops everything to take care of Persephone in her time of need. Even meeting Psyche was a task his mother set him to, something he gladly did because he loves her. He’s a very giving person with a stunning lack of of ability to see his own internal needs.
3. The Achiever
Threes are ambitious, attractive, and charming. They can also be status-conscious but try to exercise poise and diplomacy to get what they want. They typically have problems with image-consciousness and competitiveness. At their Best: self-accepting, authentic, and role models who inspire others.
Key Motivations:
Want to be admired and impress others, to distinguish themselves.
Their vice of vanity comes out in prioritizing how others see them over who they really are, which can cause anxiety.
Thetis
What is a greater ambition than to believe she can make the king of the gods divorce his wife? Thetis uses her cunning and charm to get what she wants, more concerned with her image than anything else we’ve seen.
Zeus
“No respect,” he repeats, getting more and more upset. Normally charming and confident when things go his way, at the first hint others may not see him the way he wants to be seen, he becomes slowly unhinged.
4. The Individualist
Fours are self-aware, sensitive, emotionally honest, and creative but can also be moody. They typically have problems with melancholy, self-indulgence, and self-pity. At their Best: inspired and highly creative, they are able to renew themselves and transform their (and others) experiences.
Key Motivations:
Want to express their individuality, to create and surround themselves with beauty, to protect their self-image and emotional needs, and to attract a "rescuer."
Their vice of envy comes out in their vulnerable feelings of being defective and disdainful of others experiencing an ordinary way of living they feel apart from.
Minthe
She demonstrates a very unhealthy self-indulgence and commitment to protecting her emotional needs over others. “We were supposed to be messed up together” sums up the depths of her belief that she is defective from living an ordinary life.
Megaera
Meg lives in her emotions, allowing them to take over for better or worse, and is certainly portrayed as quite melancholic. Her scrapbook shows her creativity and desire to surround herself with a beautiful aesthetic fantasy of what could be.
5. The Investigator
Fives are independent, insightful, and innovative. They are able to concentrate and focus on complex ideas and skills. This can lead them to preoccupation with their thoughts and imaginary constructs (detached, eccentric, intense). At their Best: visionary pioneers and able to see the world in an entirely new way.
Key Motivations:
Want to possess knowledge, to understand the environment in order to defend the self from threats.
They express their vice of greed in how they hoard and hold back, driven by a desire to keep what they have rather than risk or strive for something new.
Athena
We know little about Athena, but from mythical sources can assume she is the embodiment of an innovative problem-solver. She is a highly skilled weaver and certainly comes across a little eccentric from the few panels we’ve seen of her.
Hecate
She needs no one, a truly independent character who spends her time on her embroidery, learning spells, and buying whatever vintage jacket she desires. At the same time, she displays an intriguing intensity and eccentricity that fans love.
6. The Loyalist
The committed, security-oriented type. Sixes are reliable, hard-working, responsible, and trustworthy. Excellent "troubleshooters," they foresee problems and foster cooperation, but can also run on anxiety and stress while complaining about it. At their Best: internally stable and self-reliant, courageously championing themselves and others.
Key Motivations:
Want to have security, feel supported, have certitude and reassurance, and fight against insecurity.
Their vice of fear is expressed usually in anxiety about the unknown. They see danger everywhere and seek others to help them overcome it. They typically have problems with self-doubt and suspicion.
Hades
Anxiety and insecurity are almost tattooed across Hades forehead. He’s the picture of an extremely hard-working, cautious, and responsible person. His attraction to Persephone is a primal desire to feel loved but also serve as a stable champion for her.
Thanatos
The god of death is loyal to a fault. He wants to be Minthe’s champion and sees Persephone as suspicious and dangerous to his friend group, even when she may not be. But many see the softer side of Thanatos, how he has the capacity to be a loyal, trustworthy friend to people who will treat him better.
7. The Enthusiast
Sevens are playful, optimistic, practical, and spontaneous. They can also become over-extended and undisciplined, having issues with impatience and impulsiveness. At their Best: they focus their talents on worthwhile goals, becoming appreciative, joyous, and satisfied.
Key Motivations:
Want to maintain their freedom and happiness, keep themselves occupied, and avoid pain.
Their vice of gluttony is expressed in how they constantly seek new and exciting experiences, but can become distracted and exhausted by it.
Ares
The god of war is beloved by his sister, mother, and even the prickly Aphrodite. He is playful with Persephone, but as he used his powers and tricked her, that can also come across as impulsive and undisciplined.
Poseidon
At the brothers’ brunch, he offers his wife to Hades as a silly way to elicit the truth of his brother’s feelings. Poseidon is always shown as optimistic, happy go lucky, and ready be there for any new plans the brothers cook up.
8. The Challenger
Eights are strong, protective of the underdog, and assertive. Their honesty can often appear domineering and harsh. They seek to control their environment, especially people, and struggle with allowing themselves to be vulnerable. At their Best: self-mastering, heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring.
Key Motivations:
Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important, and to stay in control of their situation.
Their vice of lust is expressed in temper problems and passion for excess and intensity in all things.
Aphrodite
At her heart, she is a mother whose children respect and love her while others seem to fear her. With Psyche, Aphrodite showed a willingness to protect the underdog. At every turn, she does things her way “or the highway” as Eros says, and you never see her vulnerable.
Hera
The queen of the gods is one of the strongest women in the comic. She asserts her role when she picks up the phone and with everyone she meets. This includes her need to control her husband and defend Persephone. She knows she is right, and nothing will stop her from any plan she has.
9. The Peacemaker
Nines are accepting, trusting, and stable. Their optimism and supportiveness can also make them go with whatever plan will avoid conflict with others. They typically have problems with inertia and stubbornness. At their Best: indomitable and all-embracing, they are able to bring people together and heal conflicts.
Key Motivations:
Want to create harmony, avoid tension, and resist whatever would upset or disturb them.
Their vice of sloth comes through their overall complacency and desire to simplify problems, minimizing anything upsetting. They have a habit of going-with-the-flow and not being proactive about their own life and goals.
Hermes
He is Persephone’s oldest friend in Olympus, and she greets him every time with total happiness. At the same time, he must have an underlying complacency with both Demeter’s plans and Apollo’s toxic behavior, as he can maintain his peace, but at what cost?
Psyche
She is willing to accept death when Aphrodite first meets her, having hidden in the house (sloth) for who knows how long. She goes along with Aphrodite’s plan with seemingly no resistance, and even when talking to Hades, doesn’t push back in any way. When she mentions him chasing them across the parking lot, rather than speak negatively about Hades or Aphrodite, she says only “she has that affect on people” effectively helping both sides save face.
Do you agree or disagree?
I didn't get into wings and integration points, but that's a deeper analysis for another day. And just because some of the antagonists are sorted into types you may identify with, don't fret! Every type has ranges of healthy and unhealthy behaviors, and none are better or more moral than another.
I'll close with a link to a combination analysis of MBTI and enneagram for Lore Olympus characters someone else did. You'll notice we don't agree on some but do on others, and that's okay because hey...these are fictional characters!
