A cultural one for a change, based on this old OP which utterly died on its arse:
What if the Iliad, instead of glorifying Achilles’ egoism, had cast him as the villain? Yes, he’s the best fighter but he thinks he’s too special to obey the rules, throws a massive sulk that endangers his allies and gets his lover killed, and responds not just by killing Hector but by desecrating his corpse in yet another selfish emotional outburst until he’s shamed out of it by Priam. He lives and dies for personal glory, rather than using his god-given talents to help the common weal.
Boo.
What if Ajax were the hero? Another great warrior, but one who uses his strength to protect others, fighting in the shield wall shoulder to shoulder with his allies. In the original, he is pointedly denied the prize for Best of the Greeks in favour of Achilles and falls on his sword in shame. A travesty.
The shadow Achilles casts is huge. Every cop who hands over his badge and gun and sees his partner killed: Achilles. Every maverick who breaks the rules to get the job done and damn the consequences: Achilles. Every hotshot asshole who gets to be an asshole because they’re a hotshot: Achilles.
In the real world, there are many more assholes who think they’re hotshots than there are actual hotshot assholes. And the lingering Achilles myth means we give them time and space we don’t deserve. So we change the script: the Iliad honours Ajax and shames Achilles. Thus, our culture honours the people who can put ego aside and recognise that they’re not the centre of the universe.