 On reconciling the possession described in the Ion with that in the Phaedrus, see Gonzalez 2011 for extended discussion. In abbreviated terms we can say that the madness of the Phaedrus is separated from ordinary madness as the Ion’s version is not, and is classified pointedly as good derangement. Being a god, Eros can’t do anything bad (242d–e). The greatest blessings flow from divine mania (244a). 