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What does Socrates mean when in Plato's Ion. he says "Poets are nothing but the interpreters of gods"?
(1) The poets are the markers of their poems.
(2) The poets are acutely aware of gods in composing their poems.
(3) The poets are divinely possessed when they compose their poems.
(4) The poets first hear what gods say then put that into words.
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In Plato's "Ion," Socrates explores the nature of poetic inspiration and the role of poets.
When he says "Poets are nothing but the interpreters of gods," he is delving into the idea that poets do not create their works through their own wisdom or knowledge. Instead, they are inspired by a divine force. This means that poets are conduits through which the divine communicates, often described as being "possessed" by the gods during the act of creation.
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