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Aristotle

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

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Aristotle means that Homer showed poets how to create believable and engaging stories that are not true. He taught them how to use imagination and creativity to make their fictional tales seem real and convincing.

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