batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2625-l2635
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l2625-l2635
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE LION AND THE WILD ASS / THE MAN AND THE SATYR / THE IMAGE-SELLER / THE
EAGLE AND THE ARROW; lines 2625-2635
start: '2625'
end: '2635'
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: An eagle watches for prey from a high rock. A concealed huntsman shoots
him with an arrow. As the eagle dies, he laments that the arrow killing him is
winged with eagle feathers.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An eagle sits on a lofty rock and watches for prey.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A huntsman is concealed in a cleft of the mountain while watching for game.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The huntsman sees the eagle and shoots an arrow at him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The arrow strikes the eagle in the breast and pierces him through.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: As he is dying, the eagle looks at the arrow and speaks about his fate.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The eagle says that the arrow killing him is winged with eagle feathers.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Eagle
description: An eagle perched on a lofty rock, watching for prey, later struck and
killed by an arrow.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Huntsman
description: A concealed huntsman in a mountain cleft who shoots the eagle with
an arrow.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: watcher for prey
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The eagle is described as keeping a sharp lookout for prey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: hidden shooter
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The huntsman is concealed and shoots an arrow at the eagle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: dying speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The eagle speaks while lying in the agonies of death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain cleft
literal_form: cleft of the mountain
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: lofty rock
literal_form: lofty rock
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: arrow with eagle feathers
literal_form: arrow winged with eagle feathers
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: eagle feathers
literal_form: eagle's feathers on the arrow
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Eagle watching from a height
summary: The eagle perches on a high rock and watches for prey.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Concealed huntsman shoots the eagle
summary: A huntsman hidden in a mountain cleft sees the eagle and shoots him with
an arrow.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Dying lament over the feathered arrow
summary: The dying eagle looks at the arrow and laments that it is winged with eagle
feathers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: death by a weapon made partly from oneself or one's kind
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The eagle laments that the arrow killing him is winged with eagle feathers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage directly states the feathered arrow detail, but no broader
taxonomy reference is supplied for this fable motif.
- id: motif:2
label: dying animal laments the manner of its death
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The eagle speaks while dying and reflects on the cruelty of his fate.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level narrative pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy
family.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2625-2628
quote_or_summary: An eagle perches on a lofty rock while keeping watch for prey.
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: 2628-2629
quote_or_summary: A huntsman is concealed in a cleft of the mountain and watching
for game.
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: 2629-2630
quote_or_summary: The huntsman sees the eagle and shoots an arrow at him.
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: 2630-2631
quote_or_summary: The shaft strikes the eagle in the breast and pierces him completely.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2631-2632
quote_or_summary: As the eagle lies dying, he turns his eyes toward the arrow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: quote
locator: 2632-2635
quote_or_summary: '"the Arrow which kills me should be winged with an Eagle''s feathers"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation from public domain text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are descriptive
and not mapped to a supplied motif-family taxonomy except for the literal mountain
symbol.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-textual comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l2625-l2635
passage_sha256=37caf34926c41050a5f273978a5d007eca9669832f035e2c69345abf5058da40