batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l4924-l4936
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l4924-l4936
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE FOX WHO SERVED A LION / THE QUACK DOCTOR / THE LION, THE WOLF, AND THE
FOX / HERCULES AND PLUTUS; lines 4924-4936
start: '4924'
end: '4936'
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: I do not like Plutus... he was to be found in the company of scoundrels.
summary: Hercules is received among the gods and entertained by Jupiter. He greets
the gods courteously except for Plutus, whom he avoids. When Jupiter asks why,
Hercules says he dislikes Plutus because on earth he noticed Plutus in the company
of scoundrels.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hercules is received among the gods and entertained at a banquet by Jupiter.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hercules responds courteously to greetings from all except Plutus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Plutus is identified as the god of wealth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: When Plutus approaches, Hercules casts his eyes to the ground, turns away,
and pretends not to see him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Jupiter asks Hercules why he behaved differently toward Plutus after being
cordial with the other gods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Hercules says he does not like Plutus because, when they were on earth together,
Plutus was found in the company of scoundrels.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hercules
description: A figure received among the gods, courteous to most gods, but avoiding
Plutus and explaining his dislike of him.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: The host who entertains Hercules at a banquet and questions his conduct
toward Plutus.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Plutus
description: The god of wealth, approached by Hercules but avoided by him; Hercules
says Plutus keeps company with scoundrels.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the gods
description: The divine group among whom Hercules is received and whose greetings
he answers courteously.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: scoundrels
description: The company in which Hercules says he observed Plutus on earth.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: received guest among the gods
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hercules is said to be received among the gods and entertained at a banquet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine host
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Jupiter entertains Hercules at a banquet.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: god of wealth
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage explicitly identifies Plutus as the god of wealth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: moral critic of wealth's company
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hercules explains his avoidance of Plutus by saying Plutus was found with
scoundrels on earth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: questioner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Jupiter asks why Hercules behaved differently toward Plutus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: divine assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hercules is among the gods and responds to their greetings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: disreputable associates
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Hercules names scoundrels as the company in which Plutus was found.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: wealth
literal_form: Plutus, the god of wealth
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: averted gaze and turning away
literal_form: Hercules casts his eyes on the ground, turns away, and pretends not
to see Plutus.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: banquet among the gods
literal_form: A banquet hosted by Jupiter after Hercules is received among the gods.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Reception and banquet among the gods
summary: Hercules is received among the gods and entertained at a banquet by Jupiter,
responding courteously to divine greetings except Plutus's.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Avoidance of Plutus
summary: When Plutus approaches, Hercules looks down, turns away, and pretends not
to see him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Jupiter questions Hercules
summary: Jupiter asks Hercules why he was cordial to the other gods but behaved
differently toward Plutus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Hercules explains his dislike
summary: Hercules says he dislikes Plutus because, on earth, Plutus was found in
the company of scoundrels.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Moral rejection of wealth because of corrupt associations
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Hercules avoids Plutus and states that wealth was observed in the company
of scoundrels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy reference 'wisdom' is broad; the passage presents
a moralizing fable rather than an explicit wisdom-initiation scene.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine banquet with selective recognition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hercules is entertained by Jupiter among the gods but deliberately refuses
normal recognition to Plutus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a brief fable setting, not an extended mythic banquet
episode.
- id: motif:3
label: Wealth personified as a morally suspect companion
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Plutus is personified as the god of wealth, and Hercules says he is commonly
found with scoundrels.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: This is a passage-level motif candidate based on personification and moral
statement; no broader comparison is asserted.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 4924-4927
quote_or_summary: Hercules is received among the gods and entertained at a banquet
by Jupiter; he greets all courteously except Plutus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: 4927-4930
quote_or_summary: Plutus is called “the god of wealth”; Hercules looks down, turns
away, and pretends not to see him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation embedded in summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 4930-4932
quote_or_summary: Jupiter is surprised and asks why Hercules was cordial with the
other gods but behaved that way to Plutus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 4932-4936
quote_or_summary: Hercules says he dislikes Plutus because Plutus “was to be found
in the company of scoundrels.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are passage-level candidates
and should be reviewed against the Atlas taxonomy; no comparison claims were made
because the passage itself does not support a cross-text 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: |-
Only the supplied Hercules and Plutus passage was used.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l4924-l4936
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