Fear, ” she says, “is more powerful than pain.

Veronica Roth
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In the ancient Greek myth of the Labours of Heracles, Eurytion, a marauding prince from Cilicia, sought to have his competing suitors killed. The first to reach the altar was Heracles, who cleared his path with a club and set Eurytion aflame. Fear is a cause of great pain for those who experience it.

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