Ion
Publisher Description
In Plato's Ion Socrates discusses with Ion, a professional rhapsode who also lectures on Homer, the question of whether the rhapsode, a performer of poetry, gives his performance on account of his skill and knowledge or by virtue of divine possession.
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Ion
The rings and magnets are the lynch pin to the whole story. The fact that Homer is Ion’s God is fascinating! Socrates is trying to convince Ion that he’s missing the point of who he really is? Great short read!
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