batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2435-l2452
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2435-l2452
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE DOG AND THE SHADOW / MERCURY AND THE TRADESMEN / THE MICE AND THE WEASELS
/ THE PEACOCK AND JUNO; lines 2435-2452
start: '2435'
end: '2452'
translation: Aesop's Fables; a new translation
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A discontented Peacock complains to Juno that he lacks the nightingale's
beautiful voice. Juno points out that the Peacock has exceptional beauty, but
he remains dissatisfied. Juno replies that Fate has allotted different gifts to
different creatures and warns him that gaining his present wish would only lead
to new discontent.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Peacock is discontented because he does not have a beautiful voice like
the nightingale.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Peacock goes to Juno and complains about his voice.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Juno says the Peacock lacks the power of song but excels others in beauty.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Juno describes the Peacock's neck as flashing like emerald and his tail as
gorgeously coloured.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Peacock remains unsatisfied and asks what use beauty is with a voice like
his.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Juno states that Fate has allotted different gifts to different beings, including
beauty to the Peacock, strength to the eagle, and song to the nightingale.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Juno warns the Peacock to stop complaining and says that if his present wish
were granted he would soon find a new cause for discontent.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Peacock
description: A bird who is beautiful but discontented with his voice and complains
to Juno.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Juno
description: A goddess who responds to the Peacock's complaint by describing his
beauty and the allotment of gifts by Fate.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: nightingale
description: A bird cited for its song, which the Peacock envies.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: eagle
description: A bird cited by Juno as having strength allotted to it.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Fate
description: The force named by Juno as allotting destined gifts to beings.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: discontented complainant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Peacock complains to Juno about lacking the nightingale's voice and remains
dissatisfied with his own beauty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: divine counselor and reprover
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Juno tries to console the Peacock, then replies sternly about Fate's allotment
and warns him to stop complaining.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: exemplar of song
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The nightingale is cited as having an envied song and as receiving song from
Fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: exemplar of strength
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The eagle is cited by Juno as receiving strength from Fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: allotter of destined gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Juno says Fate has allotted each being its destined gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Peacock's beauty
literal_form: The Peacock's emerald-like neck and splendid, gorgeously coloured
tail.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: desired song
literal_form: The nightingale's song, envied by the Peacock and contrasted with
the Peacock's own voice.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: allotted gifts
literal_form: Beauty for the Peacock, strength for the eagle, song for the nightingale,
and differing gifts for others.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Peacock complains to Juno
summary: The Peacock, unhappy that he lacks a nightingale-like voice, tells Juno
that his own sound makes him a laughing-stock.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Juno praises the Peacock's beauty
summary: Juno attempts to console the Peacock by contrasting his lack of song with
his exceptional beauty, especially his neck and tail.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Juno explains allotted gifts
summary: After the Peacock remains dissatisfied, Juno says Fate has assigned different
gifts to each being and warns that a granted wish would only lead to new discontent.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Discontent with one's allotted gift
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The fable centers on a beautiful Peacock who envies the nightingale's song
and is instructed by Juno that each creature has its own destined gift.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage presents a fable lesson rather
than a specialized mythic wisdom episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine explanation of differing natural endowments
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Juno explains that Fate has distributed beauty, strength, song, and other
gifts among creatures in differing degrees.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage attributes allotment to Fate through Juno's speech; it does
not narrate the original act of distribution.
- id: motif:3
label: Granted desire would produce renewed dissatisfaction
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Juno warns that if the Peacock's wish were granted, he would soon find another
cause for discontent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a moral pattern within the fable and not explicitly linked to
a broader mythic cycle in the passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 2435-2440
quote_or_summary: The Peacock is discontented because he lacks a beautiful voice
like the nightingale, goes to Juno, and says the nightingale's song is envied
while his own sound makes him a laughing-stock.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 2440-2444
quote_or_summary: Juno consoles the Peacock by saying he lacks song but excels others
in beauty, with an emerald-like neck and a gorgeously coloured tail.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 2444-2446
quote_or_summary: The Peacock remains unappeased and questions the use of being
beautiful with a voice like his.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 2446-2452
quote_or_summary: 'Juno sternly says Fate has allotted each being its gifts: beauty
to the Peacock, strength to the eagle, song to the nightingale, and other gifts
to the rest; she tells him to stop complaining and warns that the granted wish
would bring new discontent.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based entirely on the supplied passage. Motif candidates are
framed as fable-level wisdom patterns; no comparison claims were made because
the passage does not itself support a specific comparative link.
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: |-
Only the provided 'THE PEACOCK AND JUNO' passage was used, despite the broader locator label listing adjacent fables.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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