Plato 428? BCE-348? BCE creator Jowett, Benjamin 1817-1893 text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Ion" by Plato is a dialogue written in ancient Greece. In this short work, Socrates questions Ion, a professional rhapsode who performs and lectures on Homer's poetry. Their conversation explores a provocative question: does Ion's skill come from genuine knowledge and artistic technique, or from divine possession? Through pointed questioning, Socrates challenges Ion's claims of expertise, suggesting that poets and their performers may be inspired vessels of the gods rather than masters of craft—a conclusion the rhapsode resists accepting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_(dialogue) Release date is 1999-02-01 Produced by Sue Asscher, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Classical literature Homer. Iliad Poetics -- History -- To 1500 Aesthetics, Ancient PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1635 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1635 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133047.0 1635