batch.motif.norse-poetic-edda-bellows-gutenberg-l23008-l23324
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record_id: batch.motif.norse-poetic-edda-bellows-gutenberg-l23008-l23324
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 23008-23324
start: '23008'
end: '23324'
translation: The Poetic Edda
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-27-corpus; human
review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A pronouncing index listing proper names and brief identifications (e.g.,
god, dwarf, giant, river, hall, home), including multiple epithets for Othin and
entries for places and mythic objects such as Valhall and Yggdrasil, with many
cross-references to poem/page numbers.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: 'The passage consists of pronouncing-index entries: proper names followed
by short identifications (e.g., "a river," "a dwarf," "a giant," "Othin," "Thor,"
"Othins hall").'
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ygg-dras-il is identified as "the world-ash."
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Val-hall is identified as "Othins hall."
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Urth is identified as "a Norn."
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Multiple alternate names/epithets are listed for Othin (e.g., Val-fath-er,
Ygg, Veg-tam, Thund, Thuth, Uth).
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Many rivers are listed by name (e.g., Svol, Sylg, Thol, Thyn, Vin, Vond, Ylg,
and others).
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Othin
description: Listed as a god under multiple names/epithets (e.g., Val-father, Ygg,
Vegtam, Thund, Thuth, Uth).
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Thor
description: Listed as a god, with additional Thor-names (e.g., Ving-thor, Ving-nir)
and a home (Thrth-heim).
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Urth
description: Identified as a Norn.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ymir
description: Identified as a giant.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: god (named Othin; holder associated with Valhall)
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Othin is repeatedly named; Val-hall is given as "Othins hall."
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: god (Thor)
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Entry states "Thor, a god" and lists Thor-related names and a home.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: Norn
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Entry states "Urth, a Norn."
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: giant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Entry states "Ym-ir, a giant."
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: World-ash (Yggdrasil)
literal_form: Ygg-dras-il, identified as "the world-ash"
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Rivers (named waterways)
literal_form: A list of rivers by proper name (e.g., Svol, Sylg, Thol, Thyn, Vin,
Vond, Ylg, etc.).
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: World tree / sacred axis (Yggdrasil as world-ash)
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_tree_axis
- world_center
basis: The index explicitly identifies Yggdrasil as "the world-ash," a world-tree
object-name in the corpus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: This passage is an index entry rather than a narrative description; motif
assignment is based only on the object identification.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: Pronouncing index entries listing proper names with brief identifications
(e.g., god, dwarf, giant, river, hall, home) and many cross-references.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: '"Ygg-dras-il, the world-ash"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short quote.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: '"Val-hall, Othins hall"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short quote.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: '"Urth, a Norn"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short quote.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: Multiple entries list Othin under different names/epithets (e.g.,
Val-father, Ygg, Vegtam, Thund, Thuth, Uth, and others).
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: Multiple entries identify many named rivers (e.g., Svol, Sylg,
Thol, Thyn, Vin, Vond, Ylg, etc.).
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: Entries include "Thr, a god" (Thor) plus related Thor-names (e.g.,
Ving-thor, Ving-nir) and places such as "Thrth-heim, Thors home."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: quote
locator: 23008-23324
quote_or_summary: '"Ym-ir, a giant"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/poetic-edda-bellows.md
rights_note: Public domain text; short quote.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is straightforward because the passage is an index; motif inference
is limited to explicit identifications like "world-ash." No comparisons are stated
in the passage.
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 figures/symbols limited to a few salient entries to avoid turning the full index into an exhaustive entity list.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-27-corpus
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