batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l4690-l4772
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record_id: batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l4690-l4772
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 4690-4772
start: '4690'
end: '4772'
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: Allecto, acting for Juno, manipulates Ascanius' hunt so that his hounds
pursue and he shoots a tame stag beloved by Tyrrheus' household and Silvia. The
wounded animal returns home bleeding, Silvia calls the country people, and Allecto
sounds an infernal war-note that gathers armed rustics and Trojans into battle.
Almo and Galaesus die. Allecto reports the outbreak to Juno, who declares that
enough terror and bloodshed have begun and calls the bloodstained conflict the
union and bridal for the Trojan and Latin line. Allecto then departs through the
Vale of Amsanctus, a chasm leading to Acheron and Cocytus.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Allecto goes from Turnus and the Rutulians toward the Trojans on Stygian wing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Allecto marks the place where Iülus is trapping and coursing game by the bank.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Allecto maddens Iülus' hounds with a familiar scent and drives them onto the
stag-hunt.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The stag is described as beautiful, high-antlered, tame, cared for by Silvia,
and accustomed to returning to the household.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Ascanius aims a shaft from his bow, and a present deity prevents his hand
from straying.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The arrow passes through the stag's belly and flanks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The wounded stag returns to the familiar roof and courtyard, bloodied and
moaning.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Silvia strikes her arms, calls for aid, and gathers the rustic people with
her cries.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The rustics seize improvised weapons, including a fire-hardened stake, a knotted
trunk, and Tyrrheus' axe.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: Allecto sounds a pastoral war-note from a roof with a twisted horn, and the
sound spreads through woods, rivers, and springs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: The rustics and the men of Troy form lines, and the conflict escalates from
rustic weapons to two-edged steel and drawn swords.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Young Almo is killed by an arrow wound in the throat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Aged Galaesus is killed while placing himself between the sides as a peacemaker.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: Allecto tells Juno that discord has ripened into baleful war and offers to
spread war among neighboring towns.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Juno says terror and harm are already abundant and refers to the bloodstained
fighting as the union and bridal to be celebrated by Venus' progeny and King Latinus.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: Juno orders Allecto to withdraw and says that she herself will direct the
remaining struggle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:17
text: Allecto raises rustling snaky wings and darts to Cocytus, her home.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:18
text: The Vale of Amsanctus is described as a deep Italian valley enclosed by wooded
ridges, with a torrent, a ghastly pool, and a chasm into Acheron.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Allecto
description: An infernal maiden, grim goddess, and Fury who manipulates the hunt,
sounds the war-note, reports to Juno, and returns to Cocytus.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Iülus / Ascanius
description: A Trojan youth hunting game who shoots the stag with a bow.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the stag
description: A beautiful high-antlered tame stag raised by Tyrrheus' household,
adorned and washed by Silvia, wounded during the hunt, and returning home bloodied.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Tyrrheus
description: Master of the royal herds, father of the boys who bred the stag, and
leader who cheers on his armed array with an axe in hand.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Silvia
description: Sister in Tyrrheus' household who tamed, adorned, combed, and washed
the stag, then called for aid after it returned wounded.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: rustics / country-folk
description: Local country people gathered by Silvia and then by the horn-call,
taking up improvised arms and later fighting with the Trojans.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: men of Troy
description: Trojans who pour from their camp gates to help Ascanius and join battle
with the rustics.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Juno
description: Goddess addressed by Allecto, who declares that sufficient terror and
harm have been wrought and orders Allecto to withdraw.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Almo
description: Tyrrheus' eldest son, killed in the front rank by an arrow wound in
the throat.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Galaesus
description: An aged and wealthy Ausonian described as just, killed while acting
as peacemaker.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Turnus and the Rutulians
description: Turnus fills Rutulian minds with valor before Allecto turns toward
the Trojans.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Venus' illustrious progeny and Latinus the King
description: The parties named by Juno in her statement about the bloodstained union
and bridal.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: infernal instigator of war
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Allecto manipulates the hounds, sounds the war-note, and reports that she
has ripened discord into war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: underworld being returning home
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Allecto is called a Fury with snaky wings who departs to Cocytus through
a chasm connected to Acheron.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: hunter whose shot begins conflict
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Ascanius shoots the stag, and the wounded animal's return provokes Silvia
and the rustics.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: cherished wounded animal
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The stag is tame and beloved in Tyrrheus' household, then wounded and returns
home bleeding and moaning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: household herdsman and armed leader
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Tyrrheus is master of the royal herds and cheers on his array with an axe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: caretaker and caller for aid
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Silvia cares for the stag and summons the rustics after it is wounded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: armed combatants
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: Rustics seize arms and Trojans pour out from camp; their lines are ranged
for battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: divine commander and future director of conflict
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Juno receives Allecto's report, orders her to withdraw, and says she herself
will sway what remains.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: first named youth slain
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Almo is described as young, in the front rank, and killed by an arrow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: peacemaker victim
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Galaesus is killed while throwing himself between the sides for peace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: preexisting war faction
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Turnus fills the Rutulian minds with valor before Allecto goes toward the
Trojans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:12
label: parties of an ominous union
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Juno names them in connection with the union and bridal she says will be
celebrated through bloodshed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: tame high-antlered stag
literal_form: stag
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: familiar scent
literal_form: scent used to redirect hounds
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: twisted horn war-note
literal_form: twisted horn sounding an infernal cry
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: improvised rustic weapons
literal_form: fire-hardened stake, knotted trunk, axe
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: drawn steel weapons
literal_form: two-edged steel and drawn swords
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: blood
literal_form: stag blood and first human blood in battle
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: snaky wings
literal_form: rustling snaky wings
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: underworld waters and chasm
literal_form: torrent, ghastly pool, chasm to Acheron, Cocytus
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:9
label: wooded enclosed valley
literal_form: Vale of Amsanctus hemmed by wooded ridges
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Allecto redirects the hunt
summary: Allecto finds Iülus hunting by the bank and uses a familiar scent to drive
his hounds onto the stag.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The tame stag is wounded and returns home
summary: Ascanius shoots the tame stag; the animal returns to Tyrrheus' house bloodied
and moaning, and Silvia summons aid.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: The horn-call turns local anger into battle
summary: Allecto sounds a terrifying horn-call, rustics and Trojans gather, and
the fight escalates from rustic implements to steel weapons.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: First named deaths in the field
summary: Almo is killed by an arrow, and Galaesus dies while trying to mediate between
the sides.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Allecto reports to Juno
summary: Allecto tells Juno that discord has become war and offers to spread armed
conflict farther; Juno says enough has been done and orders her to withdraw.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Allecto returns through Amsanctus
summary: Allecto raises her snaky wings and descends through the Vale of Amsanctus,
with its torrent, pool, and chasm to Acheron, returning to Cocytus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Underworld power incites human war
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: Allecto, an infernal figure, manipulates the hunt and then sounds a horn-call
that brings rustics and Trojans into armed battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents organized war as
well as disorder.
- id: motif:2
label: Wounded cherished animal as trigger of feud
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A tame stag beloved by Silvia and Tyrrheus' household is wounded by Ascanius
and returns home bleeding, leading Silvia and the rustics to take up arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names this pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Bloodstained bridal or hostile union
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Juno calls the bloodstained conflict the union and bridal to be celebrated
by Venus' progeny and King Latinus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The wording is bitter and ironic; it is not a literal wedding ritual in
this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Underworld portal in a named landscape
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage describes the Vale of Amsanctus as a place with a ghastly pool
and a chasm breaking into Acheron, through which the Fury returns to Cocytus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage maps an underworld entrance but does not narrate a human hero's
full afterlife journey.
- id: motif:5
label: Serpentine infernal messenger
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Allecto is an underworld Fury who raises rustling snaky wings before departing
to Cocytus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The serpent element is an attribute of the Fury's wings rather than an
independent serpent figure.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 4690-4702
quote_or_summary: Allecto leaves Turnus and the Rutulians for the Trojans, finds
Iülus hunting by a bank, and maddens his hounds with a familiar scent to drive
them after a stag.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 4702-4712
quote_or_summary: The stag is beautiful and high-antlered, raised by Tyrrheus' boys
and father, tamed and adorned by Silvia, and accustomed to returning to the household.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 4712-4730
quote_or_summary: Ascanius shoots the stag with divine guidance; the wounded stag
returns home bloodied and moaning; Silvia calls for aid, and rustics arm themselves
with stakes, trunks, and Tyrrheus' axe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 4731-4750
quote_or_summary: Allecto sounds a terrifying pastoral war-note from a roof; the
sound reaches woods, lake, river, and springs; rustics and Trojans gather, and
the conflict escalates to steel weapons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 4750-4760
quote_or_summary: Almo, Tyrrheus' eldest son, is killed by an arrow in the throat,
and aged Galaesus is slain while intervening as a peacemaker.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 4761-4772
quote_or_summary: Allecto, having dyed the war in blood, tells Juno that discord
has become war and offers to spread rumors and arms through neighboring towns.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 4772-continuation in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Juno answers that terror and harm are sufficient, says the springs
of war are flowing, calls the stained conflict the union and bridal for Venus'
progeny and Latinus, and orders Allecto to withdraw.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 4772-continuation in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Allecto raises rustling snaky wings and returns to Cocytus through
the Vale of Amsanctus, described with wooded ridges, a torrent, a ghastly pool,
and a chasm opening into Acheron.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are
candidate abstractions and require human review, especially taxonomy alignment
for chaos, sacred_marriage, and afterlife_journey_map.
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: |-
Line locator in the supplied metadata ends at 4772, while the supplied passage text continues beyond the Juno speech into Allecto's return to Amsanctus; evidence locators note this as continuation within the supplied passage.
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