batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l4448-l4521
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record_id: batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l4448-l4521
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK SIXTH / THE VISION OF THE UNDER WORLD / BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN
LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY; lines 4448-4521
start: '4448'
end: '4521'
translation: The Aeneid of Virgil
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Ilioneus addresses King Latinus, explaining that the Trojans have come
deliberately to Latium, claim descent from Jove, request land and free air and
water, and present relic-gifts from Troy. Latinus reflects on an oracle concerning
his daughter and a destined foreign son-in-law, grants the Trojans welcome, asks
Aeneas to come in friendship, and sends horses and a chariot as gifts. Juno, returning
through the air, sees the Trojans settling and is angered.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Ilioneus says the Trojans were not driven to Latinus' land by tempest or navigational
error, but came by set purpose.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ilioneus identifies the Trojans as outcasts from a former great realm and
says their race begins from Jove.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Ilioneus asks for a dwelling for the Trojan gods, an unmolested landing-place,
and access to air and water.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Ilioneus says Apollo recalls the Trojans to the Tyrrhenian Tiber and the pools
of Numicus' spring.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Ilioneus presents relics saved from burning Troy, including gold used by Anchises,
Priam's array, a sceptre, a sacred mitre, and raiment made by women of Ilium.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Latinus is less moved by the Trojan gifts than by thoughts of his daughter's
marriage and the oracle of Faunus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Latinus interprets the foreign wanderer as the fated son-in-law and future
equal ruler whose race will be mighty.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Latinus grants the Trojans welcome and says a condition of peace is to touch
Aeneas' hand.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Latinus says oracles and celestial signs forbid him to marry his daughter
to a man of his own nation and foretell sons from foreign coasts.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Latinus sends horses to the Trojan company and a special chariot with two
celestial-breed horses for absent Aeneas.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: The horses for Aeneas have nostrils breathing flame and are said to descend
from horses bred by Circe through a stolen union.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Juno sees Aeneas' followers already building houses, trusting in the land,
and leaving their ships empty.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Juno stops in sharp pain and begins to speak after seeing the Trojans' rejoicing
and settlement.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ilioneus
description: Trojan spokesman who addresses Latinus and presents the Trojan request
and gifts.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Latinus
description: King addressed by Ilioneus; he considers the oracle and welcomes the
Trojans.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Aeneas
description: King of the Trojans, descended from Jove's race, absent from the embassy
but invited by Latinus to come in friendship.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jove
description: Divine ancestor from whom Ilioneus says the Trojan race begins.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Apollo
description: God said to recall the Trojans to the Tiber and Numicus spring.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Anchises
description: Former Trojan elder whose gold for libation is presented as a relic.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Priam
description: Former Trojan ruler whose array, sceptre, mitre, and raiment are presented
as relics.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Latinus' daughter
description: Unnamed daughter whom oracles forbid Latinus to unite with a man of
his own nation.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Faunus
description: Ancient prophetic figure associated with the oracle that stirs Latinus'
heart.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Circe
description: Subtle figure said to have bred the celestial horses through sleight
on her father.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Juno
description: Wife of Jove who sees the Trojans settling and reacts with pain.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Aeneadae / Teucrians / Dardanian fleet
description: Trojan followers of Aeneas who receive gifts from Latinus and return
carrying peace.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: envoy-speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ilioneus pursues his speech to King Latinus on behalf of Aeneas and the Trojans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: host-king
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Latinus receives the embassy, grants the Trojans welcome, and gives horses
in return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: absent Trojan ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ilioneus says Aeneas sent the embassy, and Latinus requests that Aeneas come
himself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: supplicant envoy
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ilioneus speaks with proffered chaplets and words of supplication while asking
for land and alliance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: interpreter of oracle
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Latinus connects the oracle about his daughter's marriage with the foreign
Aeneas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: fated foreign son-in-law
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Latinus identifies the foreign figure foretold by fate and thinks Aeneas
is the one called.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: divine ancestor
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Ilioneus says the Trojan race begins from Jove and that Aeneas is of Jove's
supreme race.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: oracle-associated deity
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:9
basis: Apollo is said to recall the Trojans to Latium, and Faunus' oracle shapes
Latinus' decision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: former royal owner of relics
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Priam's array, sceptre, mitre, and raiment are among the Trojan relic-gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: prophesied bride
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Latinus' daughter is the subject of oracles forbidding a native marriage
and foretelling sons from foreign coasts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: divine opponent observing settlement
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Juno sees the Trojans settling and reacts with sharp pain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: migrant settler group
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The Trojans seek a landing place, accept gifts, return carrying peace, and
are later seen building houses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: water sought by migrants
literal_form: water
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: Trojan sacred relics
literal_form: gold, Priam's array, sceptre, sacred mitre, and raiment saved from
Troy
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: royal hand-touch for peace
literal_form: touching Aeneas' hand
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: gift horses and chariot
literal_form: horses, golden harness, and chariot sent by Latinus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: fire-breathing horses
literal_form: celestial-breed horses with nostrils breathing flame
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: empty ships after landing
literal_form: ships left empty while settlers build houses
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Trojan embassy petitions Latinus
summary: Ilioneus tells Latinus that the Trojans have come deliberately, claim divine
ancestry, request land and free resources, and seek alliance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Presentation of Trojan relic-gifts
summary: Ilioneus offers Latinus relics from Troy associated with Anchises, Priam,
and the women of Ilium.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Latinus recognizes the oracle's foreign bridegroom
summary: Latinus reflects on Faunus' oracle concerning his daughter's marriage and
identifies the foreign wanderer as the destined figure.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Latinus grants peace and exchanges gifts
summary: Latinus welcomes the Trojans, asks Aeneas to come and seal peace by hand-touch,
and sends horses and a chariot back with the Aeneadae.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:10
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Juno sees the Trojan settlement
summary: Juno observes the Trojans rejoicing, building houses, trusting the land,
and leaving the ships empty, then reacts with pain.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: wandering people seek a destined homeland
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- return
basis: The Trojans describe themselves as outcasts driven by divine ordinance to
seek Latinus' land, with Apollo recalling them to the Tiber and Numicus spring.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents arrival and settlement rather than the initial departure;
the 'return' element rests on the claim that Dardanus sprang from this region.
- id: motif:2
label: divine ancestry legitimizes a migrant people and ruler
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
- divine_parent_child
basis: Ilioneus states that the Trojan race begins from Jove and that Aeneas belongs
to Jove's supreme race.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives ancestral descent, not a direct parent-child episode.
- id: motif:3
label: oracle directs marriage to a foreigner
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Latinus says oracles forbid a native marriage for his daughter and foretell
sons from foreign coasts who will exalt Latium's name.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The marriage itself does not occur in this passage; it is anticipated
by prophecy and political decision.
- id: motif:4
label: peace formed through supplication and gift exchange
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- covenant
basis: The Trojan envoys present relic-gifts, Latinus welcomes them, seeks a hand-touch
with Aeneas as a condition of peace, and sends horses and a chariot in return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses diplomatic exchange and peace language; it does not describe
a formal covenant ritual beyond the proposed hand-touch.
- id: motif:5
label: divine antagonist reacts to the hero group's settlement
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Juno sees the Trojans building houses and trusting the land, then stops in
pain and begins to speak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows hostile reaction but not yet the ensuing divine action.
- id: motif:6
label: marvelous horses of supernatural lineage
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Latinus sends Aeneas horses of celestial breed with flame-breathing nostrils,
descended from horses bred by Circe through sleight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No specific supplied taxonomy family matches this motif beyond the fire
symbol.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 4448-4461
quote_or_summary: Ilioneus tells Latinus the Trojans came by purpose rather than
storm or error, are outcasts from a former great realm, descend from Jove, and
were sent by Aeneas.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 4462-4482
quote_or_summary: Ilioneus asks for a dwelling for the Trojan gods, a landing-place,
air and water, and says heaven's ordinance and Apollo drove the Trojans to the
Tiber and Numicus spring.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 4483-4493
quote_or_summary: 'Ilioneus offers small gifts and relics saved from burning Troy:
Anchises'' libation gold, Priam''s array, sceptre, sacred mitre, and raiment made
by women of Ilium.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 4494-4505
quote_or_summary: Latinus gazes motionless; his daughter's marriage and Faunus'
oracle stir him more than the purple and sceptre, and he thinks of a fated foreign
wanderer destined as son and equal ruler.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 4506-4521
quote_or_summary: Latinus welcomes the Trojans, asks Aeneas to come, says peace
will be sealed by touching his hand, and explains that oracles forbid a native
son-in-law and foretell sons from foreign coasts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 4521 continuation within supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Latinus selects horses for the Trojans and a chariot with celestial-breed,
flame-breathing horses for Aeneas; the Aeneadae ride back carrying peace.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 4521 continuation within supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Juno returns through the air, sees Aeneas and the Dardanian fleet
rejoicing, building houses, trusting the land, and leaving ships empty; she stops
in sharp pain and begins to speak.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif assignments use the
provided taxonomy where directly supported; comparison claims are omitted because
the passage itself does not establish an external comparison.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
The supplied locator ends at line 4521, while the provided passage text continues beyond the Latinus speech into the gift exchange and Juno's observation; evidence locators for the continuation are marked accordingly rather than inferred precisely.
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