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A pitiless, profound and influential Greek myth.
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A Classical myth of enduring love that has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries.
![The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London, c. 1771. Wellcome Collection](https://www.historytoday.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_teaser/public/articles/Jay.jpg?itok=IN9idEjU "The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London, c. 1771. Wellcome Collection")
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What will future generations judge us most harshly for? Complacency.