batch.motif.norse-poetic-edda-bellows-gutenberg-l22700-l23006
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record_id: batch.motif.norse-poetic-edda-bellows-gutenberg-l22700-l23006
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
passage_locator:
label: INTRODUCTORY NOTE / NOTES / PRONOUNCING INDEX OF PROPER NAMES / PRONOUNCING
INDEX; lines 22700-23006
start: '22700'
end: '23006'
translation: The Poetic Edda
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-27-corpus; human
review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: This passage is a pronouncing index of proper names from the Poetic Edda,
listing names (persons, gods, places, objects) with brief identifications (e.g.,
river, mountain, serpent, ship) and cross-references to other locations in the
book.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage consists of index-style entries giving proper names and brief
identifications (e.g., 'a river', 'a mountain', 'a sword', 'a ship', 'a serpent',
'a goddess', 'a giant'), often followed by numeric cross-references.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Multiple entries identify named rivers (e.g., Rn; Rin-nand-i; Sk-in; Slth;
Strond; Sth).
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Multiple entries identify named mountains/hills (e.g., Roth-uls-fjoll; Sn-fjoll;
Sl-fjoll; Svar-in as a hill).
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: One entry identifies 'Svaf-nir' as a serpent.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: One entry identifies 'Skth-blath-nir' as a ship.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Some entries explicitly specify family or marital relationships (e.g., Rind
as mother of Vali; Rn as wife of gir; Sigyn as wife of Loki; Skirnir as Freyr's
servant; Roskva as sister of Thjalfi).
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Rig / Heimdall (?)
description: Listed as 'Rg, Heimdall (?)'.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rind
description: Listed as 'mother of Vali'.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Vali
description: Referenced as the child of Rind ('mother of Vali').
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rn (Rán)
description: Listed as 'wife of gir'.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: gir (Ægir)
description: Referenced as spouse of Rn ('wife of gir').
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Sigyn
description: Listed as 'wife of Loki'.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Loki
description: Referenced as spouse of Sigyn ('wife of Loki').
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Skirnir
description: Listed as 'Freyrs servant'.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Freyr
description: Referenced in 'Freyrs servant' (Skirnir).
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Svafnir (serpent)
description: Listed as 'a serpent'.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: identified with Heimdall (uncertain)
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Index entry reads 'Rg, Heimdall (?)'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: mother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Index entry identifies Rind as 'mother of Vali'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: child (of named mother)
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Vali is referenced via the entry 'Rind, mother of Vali'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: wife
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: Entries specify 'Rn, wife of gir' and 'Sig-yn, wife of Loki'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: husband/spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: gir and Loki are referenced as the spouses of Rn and Sigyn respectively.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: servant
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Index entry identifies Skirnir as 'Freyrs servant'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: master/served deity
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Freyr is referenced by possessive in 'Freyrs servant'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: serpent being
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Index entry identifies 'Svaf-nir' as 'a serpent'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Rivers (water)
literal_form: Named rivers listed in the index (e.g., Rn; Rin-nand-i; Sk-in; Slth;
Strond; Sth).
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Mountains/hills
literal_form: Named mountains/hills listed in the index (e.g., Roth-uls-fjoll; Sn-fjoll;
Sl-fjoll; Svar-in as a hill).
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Serpent
literal_form: Svaf-nir identified as 'a serpent'.
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Pronouncing index of proper names
summary: A compiled list of proper names with brief identifications and references
(including rivers, mountains, a serpent, and a ship).
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Serpent being named in the tradition
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: The index explicitly includes 'Svaf-nir, a serpent'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: This is an index entry without narrative context; it only indicates the
presence of a serpent figure name, not a serpent-related episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Named parent-child relationship (mother of a named figure)
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: The index lists 'Rind, mother of Vali'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The entry records a kinship identification only; it does not describe
a mythic parent-child episode, and the divinity/status of the figures is not specified
within this passage.
- id: motif:3
label: Sibling relationship identification
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: The index lists 'Rosk-va, sister of Thjalfi'.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: This is a relationship label in an index, not a narrated sibling-pair
motif in action.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: Index-style list of proper names from the Poetic Edda with brief
identifications and numeric cross-references (e.g., persons, gods, places, objects).
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: Entries identify several named rivers, including Rn, Rin-nand-i,
Sk-in, Slth, Strond, and Sth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: Entries identify several mountains/hills, including Roth-uls-fjoll
(mountain), Sn-fjoll (mountain), Sl-fjoll (mountain), and Svar-in (hill).
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: The index includes the entry 'Svaf-nir, a serpent'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: The index includes the entry 'Skth-blath-nir, a ship'.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 22700-23006
quote_or_summary: 'The index specifies relationships/roles in brief entries, including:
''Rind, mother of Vali''; ''Rn, wife of gir''; ''Sig-yn, wife of Loki''; ''Skirn-ir,
Freyrs servant''; and ''Rosk-va, sister of Thjalfi''.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain translation (Project Gutenberg/Bellows).
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is an index rather than a narrative episode; extraction of motifs
is limited to explicit identifications (e.g., serpent, kinship labels) without
story context.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.2
extracted_at: '2026-04-27'
notes: |-
Kept to explicit identifications present in the pronouncing index; avoided expanding beyond what is stated in this passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-27-corpus
custom_id=motif_extract:norse-poetic-edda-bellows-gutenberg__l22700-l23006
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