Alcibiades

Alcibiades was the most brilliant and beautiful Athenian of his age - and the most destructive. Raised by Pericles after his father died, beloved by Socrates, he had every advantage. But his beauty and charm masked an insatiable ambition and total lack of moral anchor. As a child, he bit an opponent in wrestling "like a lion." He refused to play the flute because it would distort his beautiful face. Socrates loved him and tried to guide him, but Alcibiades resisted philosophy's discipline. He defected to Sparta, then to Persia, then back to Athens, always serving his own ambition. He died in exile, assassinated by enemies.