batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l5518-l5602
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record_id: batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l5518-l5602
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK SEVENTH / THE LANDING IN LATIUM, AND THE ROLL OF THE ARMIES OF ITALY
/ BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER; lines 5518-5602
start: '5518'
end: '5602'
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: Venus brings Aeneas divine armor made by her husband and lays it under
an oak. Aeneas admires the helmet, greaves, spear, and a shield whose design depicts
future Italian and Roman history, including the she-wolf and twins, Roman wars
and treaties, ritual orders, punishments in the underworld, the battle of Actium,
Cleopatra’s flight, and Caesar Augustus’ triumph and offering to the gods.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Venus approaches through the clouds carrying gifts and addresses Aeneas as
her child.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Venus says the gifts are the completed products of her husband’s promised
craftsmanship and are meant for Aeneas’ coming battles.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Venus embraces Aeneas and places glittering armor under an oak before him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Aeneas looks over, admires, and handles the helmet, greaves, spear, and shield.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The helmet is described as dread with plumes and spouting flame.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The shield displays the story of Italy, Roman triumphs, descendants of Ascanius,
and their wars.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The shield shows a she-wolf in the green cave of Mars nursing and licking
twin boys.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: The shield shows the rape of the Sabines, war between the peoples of Romulus,
Tatius, and Cures, and a treaty made over a slain sow before Jove’s altar.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The shield shows Roman conflict with Porsena, Cocles at the bridge, Cloelia
swimming the river, Manlius at the Tarpeian fortress, and a goose warning that
the Gauls are at the threshold.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: The shield shows Roman ritual figures including the Salii, Luperci, sacred
shields from heaven, and matrons leading rites through the city.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: The shield includes the habitations of hell, gates of Dis, dooms of guilt,
Catiline with the Furies, the good set apart, and Cato delivering statutes.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: The shield includes a wide sea with dolphins and the war-fleets of Actium
in the center.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:13
text: Caesar Augustus stands on a lofty stern leading Italy, with household and
state gods, flames around his brow, and his ancestral star overhead.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:14
text: Agrippa leads a column with favoring winds and gods and wears a naval crown.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:15
text: Antonius leads barbarian and eastern forces, carries Egypt with him, and has
the Egyptian woman as consort.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:16
text: In the Actium battle scene, oars and prows churn the ocean, missiles and flaming
tow are cast, and the sea-fields redden with slaughter.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:17
text: The Queen calls on her squadron with a timbrel and is associated with twin
snakes behind her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:18
text: Monstrous gods including Anubis are opposed to Neptune, Venus, and Minerva,
while Mars, the Fatal Sisters, Discord, and Bellona appear in the battle imagery.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:19
text: Actian Apollo draws his bow, and Egypt, India, Arabs, and Sabaeans turn back
in flight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:20
text: The Queen is shown pale with the shadow of death, borne by waves and wind,
while the mourning Nile opens its folds to receive conquered people.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: obs:21
text: Caesar enters Rome in triple triumph and dedicates a vowed offering to the
gods.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Venus / Cytherean goddess
description: White goddess and mother of Aeneas who brings him divine armor.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aeneas
description: Venus’ son, withdrawn by a cold river, who receives and admires the
armor.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Venus’ husband / Lord of Fire
description: Divine craftsman who fashioned the armor and shield scenes.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:18
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: She-wolf
description: Female wolf lying in the green cave of Mars, suckling and licking the
twin boys.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Twin boys
description: Two boys at the she-wolf’s teats, playing and fearlessly mouthing their
foster-mother.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Romulus, Tatius, and Cures
description: Parties connected with war after the rape of the Sabines and with treaty-making
before Jove’s altar.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Porsena, Cocles, Cloelia, Manlius, and the Gauls
description: Figures and groups in shield scenes of blockade, bridge-breaking, river-swimming,
fortress-guarding, and a Gallic approach warned by a goose.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Salii, Luperci, and virtuous matrons
description: Ritual figures shown dancing, wearing or carrying sacred items, and
leading rites through the city.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Catiline, Furies, the good, and Cato
description: Underworld and judgment figures, with Catiline punished and Cato giving
statutes to the good.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Caesar Augustus
description: Leader of Italy at Actium and later triumphant dedicator of offerings
in Rome.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:19
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Agrippa
description: Commander with favoring winds and gods, wearing a prow-girt naval crown.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Antonius
description: Commander allied with eastern and Egyptian forces and accompanied by
the Egyptian woman.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: The Queen / Egyptian woman
description: Consort of Antonius, leader calling her squadron, later shown fleeing
pale with death’s shadow.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:15
- ev:18
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Actian Apollo
description: Apollo above the Actium scene drawing his bow and causing eastern forces
to flee.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Nile
description: Personified mourning river opening folds to receive conquered people
into his streams.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Gods and war powers in Actium scene
description: Anubis and monstrous gods oppose Neptune, Venus, and Minerva; Mars,
Fatal Sisters, Discord, and Bellona appear amid the havoc.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine mother and gift-bringer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Venus calls Aeneas her child and brings him her husband’s crafted gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: recipient hero and son
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aeneas is Venus’ son and receives the armor for battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: divine craftsman
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The armor is described as the husband’s promised craftsmanship, and the Lord
of Fire fashioned the shield scenes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: animal foster-mother
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The she-wolf nurses and shapes the twin boys with her tongue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: nursed twins
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The twin boys hang around the she-wolf’s teats and interact fearlessly with
her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: figures in Roman conflict and treaty scenes
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: These figures are shown in scenes of war, blockade, treaty, defense, escape,
and warning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:7
label: ritual performers
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Salii, Luperci, and matrons are depicted performing or leading rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: underworld judgment figures
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The passage places Catiline with the Furies and separates the good with Cato
giving statutes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:9
label: victorious ruler and dedicator
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Augustus leads Italy at Actium and enters Rome in triple triumph with an
offering to the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:19
- id: role:10
label: favored naval commander
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Agrippa leads his column with favoring winds and gods and wears a naval crown.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:11
label: opposing commander with foreign allies
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Antonius appears with barbarian aid, eastern forces, Egypt, and the Egyptian
woman.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:12
label: defeated queen
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The Queen calls her squadron but is later shown pale with death’s shadow
and borne away by waves and wind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:18
- id: role:13
label: divine archer causing rout
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Actian Apollo draws his bow, after which the eastern peoples turn back in
flight.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: role:14
label: mourning receiving river
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Nile opens his folds and calls conquered people into his streams.
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: role:15
label: divine combatants and personified war forces
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: The Actium scene places gods and war personifications in opposition and amid
havoc.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: divine armor
literal_form: Helmet, greaves, spear, and shield made by Venus’ husband and given
to Aeneas.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: shield with future history
literal_form: Shield bearing Italy’s story, Roman triumphs, Ascanius’ future seed,
and their wars.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: fire
literal_form: Helmet spouting flame; flames around Augustus’ brow; flaming tow in
the sea battle.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:11
- ev:14
- id: sym:4
label: oak tree
literal_form: Oak under which Venus lays the glittering armor.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: green cave of Mars
literal_form: Cave in which the she-wolf is shown with the twins.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: sacred shields from heaven
literal_form: Sacred shields shown among the ritual images with the Salii and Luperci.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: water and sea
literal_form: Cold river, river swum by Cloelia, swelling sea, blue water, Actium
ocean, and Nile streams.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:18
- id: sym:8
label: twin snakes
literal_form: Twin snakes behind the Queen in the Actium scene.
associated_figures:
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: sym:9
label: ancestral star
literal_form: Star dawning overhead above Caesar Augustus in the Actium scene.
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:10
label: Nile’s blue lap and streams
literal_form: Personified Nile opening folds and receiving conquered people into
his waters.
associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Venus gives Aeneas divine armor
summary: Venus comes through the clouds to her son, announces the completed crafted
gifts, embraces him, and places the armor under an oak.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Aeneas contemplates the armor and shield
summary: Aeneas rejoices in the divine gift, handles the armor, and beholds the
shield’s prophetic design of Italian and Roman history.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: She-wolf and twins
summary: The shield depicts the she-wolf in Mars’ green cave nursing and licking
twin boys.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Roman abduction, war, and treaty
summary: The shield depicts the rape of the Sabines, ensuing conflict, and a treaty
joined over a slain sow at Jove’s altar.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Roman defense and Gallic threat
summary: The shield depicts Porsena’s blockade, Cocles at the bridge, Cloelia’s
river escape, Manlius at the Capitoline, and a goose warning of Gauls at the threshold.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Ritual orders and sacred objects
summary: The shield shows dancing Salii, naked Luperci, wool-wreathed crests, sacred
shields from heaven, and matrons conducting rites through the city.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Underworld judgment imagery
summary: The shield places habitations of hell and gates of Dis beside the punishment
of Catiline and the separate good governed by Cato’s statutes.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:8
label: Actium battle on the shield
summary: In the center of the shield, fleets clash at Actium with Augustus, Agrippa,
Antonius, the Queen, gods, weapons, flames, and bloodied sea imagery.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:16
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:7
- sym:8
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: scene:9
label: Apollo’s intervention and eastern flight
summary: Actian Apollo draws his bow, and the peoples aligned with Egypt and the
East turn back in flight.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: scene:10
label: Queen’s flight and Nile’s reception
summary: The Queen is borne away pale with death’s shadow, while the mourning Nile
opens its waters to receive the conquered people.
figure_refs:
- fig:13
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
- id: scene:11
label: Caesar’s triple triumph
summary: Caesar returns into Rome in triple triumph and dedicates a vowed offering
to the gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:19
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine parent gives battle equipment to heroic child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- sacred_exchange
basis: Venus, explicitly addressing Aeneas as her child, gives him armor made by
her divine husband for impending battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents a divine gift and parent-child relationship directly;
broader typological parallels are not asserted here.
- id: motif:2
label: prophetic shield displaying future collective destiny
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The shield is crafted with Italy’s story, Roman triumphs, Ascanius’ future
descendants, wars, Augustus at Actium, and Caesar’s triumph.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- ev:19
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy label is approximate because the passage legitimizes Roman
and Augustan destiny through shield imagery rather than through a formal coronation
or genealogy alone.
- id: motif:3
label: miraculous or legendary foster-nursing of founding twins
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_twins
- miraculous_child
basis: The shield shows twin boys nursing from a she-wolf in the cave of Mars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The twins are not named in the supplied passage; their founding significance
is implied by surrounding Roman imagery but not fully narrated here.
- id: motif:4
label: treaty over sacrificed animal before a god’s altar
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
- sacrifice
basis: The kings end mutual strife and join treaty before Jove’s altar with cup
in hand over a slain sow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The scene is brief and embedded in a visual catalogue.
- id: motif:5
label: underworld moral separation and punishment
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The shield includes hell, the gates of Dis, dooms of guilt, Catiline with
Furies, the good set apart, and Cato delivering statutes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage depicts an underworld scene but does not narrate a journey
through it in this excerpt.
- id: motif:6
label: divine intervention deciding a sea battle
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: At Actium, gods are arrayed in conflict, and Actian Apollo draws his bow,
after which Egypt and allied peoples flee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage’s visual framing supports divine involvement in battle; the
judgment taxonomy is interpretive and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:7
label: defeated queen borne away by waters
taxonomy_refs:
- water
basis: The Queen is shown pale with death’s shadow, carried by waves and wind, opposite
the mourning Nile receiving conquered people into his streams.
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
confidence: medium
cautions: Available taxonomy provides water only as a symbol, not a motif family;
this is a candidate pattern rather than a standardized motif family.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 5518-5528
quote_or_summary: Venus draws near through the clouds bearing gifts, sees her son
apart by a cold river, and says the presents of her husband’s promised craftsmanship
are complete for his coming battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 5528-5532
quote_or_summary: Venus embraces Aeneas and lays the glittering armor under an oak
before him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 5532-5538
quote_or_summary: Aeneas rejoices, looks over the armor, and handles the helmet
with plumes and flame, the greaves, the spear, and the shield.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 5538-5542
quote_or_summary: The Lord of Fire has fashioned on the shield the story of Italy,
Roman triumphs, the future seed of Ascanius, and their wars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 5542-5548
quote_or_summary: The shield depicts the she-wolf in Mars’ green cave with twin
boys at her teats, playing as she strokes and shapes them with her tongue.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 5548-5557
quote_or_summary: The shield depicts Rome, the rape of the Sabines, war involving
Romulus, Tatius, and Cures, and a treaty made over a slain sow before Jove’s altar.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 5557-5574
quote_or_summary: The shield depicts Mettus’ punishment, Porsena and Tarquin, Cocles
tearing down the bridge, Cloelia swimming the river, Manlius at the Capitoline,
and a goose warning of Gauls.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 5574-5580
quote_or_summary: The shield depicts the dancing Salii, naked Luperci, wool-wreathed
crests, sacred shields from heaven, and matrons leading rites in cushioned cars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 5580-5586
quote_or_summary: The shield includes hell, the gates of Dis, dooms of guilt, Catiline
with Furies, and the good set apart with Cato delivering statutes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 5586-5592
quote_or_summary: A swelling sea, dolphins, and the brazen war-fleets of Actium
appear in the center of the shield.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 5592-5598
quote_or_summary: Caesar Augustus leads Italy with Fathers, People, and household
and state gods; flames jet around his brow and an ancestral star dawns overhead.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 5598-5602
quote_or_summary: Agrippa leads his column with favorable winds and gods and bears
a prow-girt naval crown.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 5602 onward in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Antonius appears with barbarian aid, eastern and southern forces,
Egypt, Bactra, and the Egyptian woman as his consort.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: Actium battle section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The opposing fleets rush together; oars and triple-pointed prows
tear the ocean, missiles and flaming tow are thrown, and the ocean reddens with
slaughter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: Actium battle section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The Queen calls on her squadron with a timbrel and has twin snakes
behind her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: Actium divine combat section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Anubis and monstrous gods level arms against Neptune, Venus, and
Minerva; Mars, Fatal Sisters, Discord, and Bellona appear amid the havoc.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: Actian Apollo section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Actian Apollo draws his bow above, and Egypt, India, Arabs, and
Sabaeans turn back in flight.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: Queen and Nile section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: The Queen is fashioned pale with death’s shadow, borne by waves
and north-west wind; the mourning Nile opens his folds to receive conquered people
into his streams.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
- id: ev:19
type: summary
locator: Caesar triumph section in supplied passage
quote_or_summary: Caesar rides into Rome in triple triumph and dedicates his vowed
offering to the gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are strongest
for the divine gift of armor and prophetic Roman shield imagery; some taxonomy
assignments are approximate because the passage is an ekphrastic catalogue rather
than a full narrative for each scene. No comparison claims were added because
the passage itself does not make explicit comparative claims beyond its internal
Roman historical imagery.
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 says lines 5518-5602, but the passage text continues beyond the line marker [682-715] to Caesar’s triumph; evidence locators retain the supplied range where possible and otherwise identify sections within the supplied passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg__l5518-l5602
passage_sha256=10a228fa969c423e110f2fb24e717b4e9e219f0e48ab65625663402fdf42b84d