Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l582-l624

batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l582-l624

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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l582-l624
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
  label: THE MULE / THE HOUND AND THE FOX / THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS / THE THIEF
    AND THE INNKEEPER; lines 582-624
  start: '582'
  end: '624'
  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 uppercase fable headings, including animal,
    family, occupational, plant, object, and snake-related title elements. It gives
    no narrative action beyond the titles.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage consists of a list of fable headings rather than continuous narrative
    prose.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: 'Four headings in the locator label appear in the passage: The Mule, The Hound
    and the Fox, The Father and His Daughters, and The Thief and the Innkeeper.'
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
- id: obs:3
  text: Several headings name animals, including a mule, hound, fox, and snake.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:8
- id: obs:4
  text: Some headings name kinship relations, including father and daughters, and
    brother and sister.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:6
- id: obs:5
  text: One heading names trees and an axe.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:6
  text: One heading names a labourer and a snake.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Mule
  description: Animal named in the heading “THE MULE.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Hound
  description: Animal named in the heading “THE HOUND AND THE FOX.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Fox
  description: Animal named in the heading “THE HOUND AND THE FOX.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Father
  description: Human kin figure named in the heading “THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Daughters
  description: Human kin figures named in the heading “THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Thief
  description: Human social figure named in the heading “THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Innkeeper
  description: Human occupational figure named in the heading “THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Brother
  description: Human kin figure named in the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:9
  name_or_label: Sister
  description: Human kin figure named in the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:10
  name_or_label: Trees
  description: Plant entities named in the heading “THE TREES AND THE AXE.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:11
  name_or_label: Axe
  description: Object named in the heading “THE TREES AND THE AXE.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:12
  name_or_label: Labourer
  description: Human occupational figure named in the heading “THE LABOURER AND THE
    SNAKE.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: fig:13
  name_or_label: Snake
  description: Animal named in the heading “THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE.”
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: named heading element
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  - fig:12
  - fig:13
  basis: Each assigned figure or object is named in a fable heading in the supplied
    passage.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:2
  label: animal figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:13
  basis: 'The headings identify these figures as animals: mule, hound, fox, and snake.'
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:8
- id: role:3
  label: kinship figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  basis: 'The headings name family relations: father, daughters, brother, and sister.'
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:6
- id: role:4
  label: occupational or social human figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  - fig:12
  basis: The headings identify a thief, an innkeeper, and a labourer.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  - ev:8
- id: role:5
  label: plant or object title element
  assigned_to:
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  basis: The heading names trees and an axe.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: Trees
  literal_form: trees
  associated_figures:
  - fig:10
  taxonomy_refs:
  - tree
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: sym:2
  label: Snake
  literal_form: snake
  associated_figures:
  - fig:13
  taxonomy_refs:
  - serpent
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: brother-sister pair
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sibling_pair
  basis: The passage includes the heading “BROTHER AND SISTER,” which directly names
    a sibling pair.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  confidence: low
  cautions: Only the title is provided; no narrative action, conflict, or symbolic
    function is available in the supplied passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 582-624
  quote_or_summary: The supplied passage is a sequence of fable headings, including
    titles such as The Mule, The Hound and the Fox, The Father and His Daughters,
    The Thief and the Innkeeper, Brother and Sister, The Trees and the Axe, and The
    Labourer and the Snake.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE MULE
  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 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE HOUND AND THE FOX
  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 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE FATHER AND HIS DAUGHTERS
  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 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE THIEF AND THE INNKEEPER
  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 582-624
  quote_or_summary: BROTHER AND SISTER
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:7
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE TREES AND THE AXE
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short title quoted.
- id: ev:8
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-624
  quote_or_summary: THE LABOURER AND THE SNAKE
  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: high
  notes: Literal title extraction is straightforward, but the supplied passage contains
    only headings. Motif identification is therefore minimal and tentative. No comparison
    claims were made.
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 narrative scenes or actions were extracted because none are present in the supplied passage text.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l582-l624
  passage_sha256=b8bbace97c92786d0e7deecfd6a2518aa8588546c34e6a4e45d497d3723bebd8