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Phemius logo #10101) Character in the Odyssey
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Phemius

Phemius logo #21000 In Homer`s epic poem, the Odyssey PhemiusPronunciation-needed (Φήμιος, Phêmios) is an Ithacan poet who performs narrative songs in the house of the absent Odysseus. His audience is made up largely of the suitors (Proci), who live in the house while attempting to persuade Penelope to marry one of them. In Book 1 of the poem, Phemius perform....
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Phemius

Phemius logo #21003(from the article `Homer`) ...down by word of mouth and without the intervention of writing. Indeed Homer`s own term for a poet is aoidos, `singer.` The Odyssey describes two ...
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