is hubris positive or negative 
hubris is a negative trait those exhibiting or imbued with hubris will be seen as extremely arrogant and usually out of touch who was hubris in greek mythology hubris was not the name of the spirit but rather hybris whose name changed over time to what it is now hubris was not a person but hybris the greek goddess personified insolence hubris violence reckless pride and arrogance 2the bottom linehubris is not a useful trait many powerful people believe that due to their past successes they are not able to fail this mindset almost inevitably leads to their downfall and it can be traced back through history touching many different leaders in both business and politics 