Ar a tay

Arete has many definitions. The two best ones i found for the word is "moral virtue" and "excellence of any kind." It is said the ancient Greeks used this word for almost anything. People such as Plato, achilles, and odysseus had arate in them by everyone of their different traits. Plato states it is something you are always trying to achieve. Achilles had arete because he was the best warrior a man can ever be. Odysseus has arete because he is so clever and thinks up effective plots.