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The divine source Homer invokes; Jiang reads the Muse as evidence of channeling rather than solitary composition.
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Muse
The divine source Homer invokes; Jiang reads the Muse as evidence of channeling rather than solitary composition.
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Homer's invocation to the Muse means he is channeling information from the gods rather than merely creating it as an isolated author.
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"...and the will of Zeus was moving toward its end. Begin, Muse, when the two first broke and clashed, Agamemnon, lord of men, and..."
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"...I respect you, Demodocus, more than any man alive. Surely the muse has taught you, Zeus' daughter, or god Apollo himself. How true to..."
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"Stirred now by the muse, the bard launched out in the fine blaze of song, starting at just the point where the main Achaean..."
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