What is the function of the poet

What is the function of the poet - minstrel

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Re-read Phemios, the poet/minstrel's explanation of the process of poetic composition on page 420 of the Odyssey.

What is the function of the "poet/minstrel" (Phemios in Odysseus'court; and Demodakos in Alcinoos's court) as it is conceived in the Odyssey?

Consider what power it is that inspires the poet/minstrel to sing the story he sings and why the poet/minstrel, Demodakos, is blind.

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