Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l546-l580

batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l546-l580

---
record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l546-l580
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
  label: THE STAG AND THE VINE / THE LAMB CHASED BY A WOLF / THE ARCHER AND THE LION
    / THE WOLF AND THE GOAT; lines 546-580
  start: '546'
  end: '580'
  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: 'The passage is a sequence of fable title headings. The locator highlights
    four headings: a stag and a vine; a lamb chased by a wolf; an archer and a lion;
    and a wolf and a goat.'
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage consists of fable title headings rather than narrative prose.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: One highlighted title names a stag and a vine.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: One highlighted title states that a lamb is chased by a wolf.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: One highlighted title names an archer and a lion.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:5
  text: One highlighted title names a wolf and a goat.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:6
  text: Another title in the supplied passage names travellers and a plane-tree.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Stag
  description: Animal named in the title 'The Stag and the Vine.'
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Lamb
  description: Animal described in the title as being chased by a wolf.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Wolf in 'The Lamb Chased by a Wolf'
  description: Animal described in the title as chasing the lamb.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Archer
  description: Human figure named in the title 'The Archer and the Lion.'
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Lion
  description: Animal named in the title 'The Archer and the Lion.'
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Wolf in 'The Wolf and the Goat'
  description: Animal named in the title 'The Wolf and the Goat.'
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Goat
  description: Animal named in the title 'The Wolf and the Goat.'
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: named title participant
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  basis: The figure is named in one of the title headings.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
- id: role:2
  label: chased figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The title explicitly says the lamb is chased.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:3
  label: chaser
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: The title explicitly says the lamb is chased by a wolf.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:4
  label: occupational human figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: The title identifies the human figure as an archer.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: vine
  literal_form: vine
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:2
  label: plane-tree
  literal_form: plane-tree
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs:
  - tree
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Sequence of fable headings
  summary: The supplied lines list multiple fable titles, including the four highlighted
    titles about a stag and vine, a lamb and wolf, an archer and lion, and a wolf
    and goat.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
  - ev:6
- id: scene:2
  label: Lamb chased by wolf
  summary: A title presents a lamb as being chased by a wolf.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: predator pursuit of vulnerable animal
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The title explicitly presents a wolf chasing a lamb.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: medium
  cautions: Only the title is supplied; no narrative details or moral are present
    in the passage.
- id: motif:2
  label: armed human paired with dangerous animal
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The title pairs an archer with a lion.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  confidence: low
  cautions: The passage gives only the title and does not state an action or outcome.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 546-580
  quote_or_summary: The passage is a list of fable title headings, including titles
    such as 'The Stag and the Vine,' 'The Lamb Chased by a Wolf,' 'The Archer and
    the Lion,' and 'The Wolf and the Goat.'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title summary used.
- id: ev:2
  type: quote
  locator: lines 546-580, title heading
  quote_or_summary: THE STAG AND THE VINE
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:3
  type: quote
  locator: lines 546-580, title heading
  quote_or_summary: THE LAMB CHASED BY A WOLF
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:4
  type: quote
  locator: lines 546-580, title heading
  quote_or_summary: THE ARCHER AND THE LION
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:5
  type: quote
  locator: lines 546-580, title heading
  quote_or_summary: THE WOLF AND THE GOAT
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:6
  type: quote
  locator: lines 546-580, title heading
  quote_or_summary: THE TRAVELLERS AND THE PLANE-TREE
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: low
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: The extraction is limited because the supplied passage contains title headings
    only, not the fable narratives. Literal figures and title-level actions are clear,
    but motif identification is necessarily tentative.
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 historical or cross-traditional comparison.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l546-l580
  passage_sha256=484d51425d44d00fee131b08ace3f88ee415d6f4a050e734d4e9369e9a3f03f0