batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l664-l702
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg-l664-l702
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
passage_locator:
label: THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG / THE WOLVES, THE SHEEP, AND THE
RAM / THE SWAN / THE SNAKE AND JUPITER; lines 664-702
start: '664'
end: '702'
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 titles, naming human, animal, plant,
and other title participants, ending with titles that include a man, horse, ox,
dog, wolves, sheep, ram, swan, snake, and Jupiter.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage consists of a list of fable headings rather than narrative prose.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Many headings name pairs or groups of participants, such as animals, humans,
plants, or named personages.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Three headings include a snake as a named participant.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:4
text: One heading names Demades and a fable.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: 'The final headings in the supplied label are: The Man, the Horse, the Ox,
and the Dog; The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram; The Swan; and The Snake and Jupiter.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Bee-keeper
description: Title participant in “The Bee-keeper.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Wolf in “The Wolf and the Horse”
description: Title participant in “The Wolf and the Horse.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Horse in “The Wolf and the Horse”
description: Title participant in “The Wolf and the Horse.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Bat
description: Title participant in “The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Bramble
description: Title participant in “The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Seagull
description: Title participant in “The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Dog in “The Dog and the Wolf”
description: Title participant in “The Dog and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Wolf in “The Dog and the Wolf”
description: Title participant in “The Dog and the Wolf.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Wasp
description: Title participant in “The Wasp and the Snake.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Snake in “The Wasp and the Snake”
description: Title participant in “The Wasp and the Snake.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Eagle
description: Title participant in “The Eagle and the Beetle.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Beetle
description: Title participant in “The Eagle and the Beetle.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Fowler
description: Title participant in “The Fowler and the Lark.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Lark
description: Title participant in “The Fowler and the Lark.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Fisherman
description: Title participant in “The Fisherman Piping.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Weasel
description: Title participant in “The Weasel and the Man.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Man in “The Weasel and the Man”
description: Title participant in “The Weasel and the Man.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Ploughman
description: Title participant in “The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Ass
description: Title participant in “The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Ox in “The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox”
description: Title participant in “The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Demades
description: Named title participant in “Demades and His Fable.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Monkey
description: Title participant in “The Monkey and the Dolphin.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Dolphin
description: Title participant in “The Monkey and the Dolphin.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Crow
description: Title participant in “The Crow and the Snake.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Snake in “The Crow and the Snake”
description: Title participant in “The Crow and the Snake.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Dogs
description: Plural title participant in “The Dogs and the Fox.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Fox
description: Title participant in “The Dogs and the Fox.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:28
name_or_label: Nightingale
description: Title participant in “The Nightingale and the Hawk.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:29
name_or_label: Hawk
description: Title participant in “The Nightingale and the Hawk.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:30
name_or_label: Rose
description: Title participant in “The Rose and the Amaranth.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:31
name_or_label: Amaranth
description: Title participant in “The Rose and the Amaranth.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:32
name_or_label: Man in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog”
description: Title participant in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:33
name_or_label: Horse in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog”
description: Title participant in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:34
name_or_label: Ox in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog”
description: Title participant in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:35
name_or_label: Dog in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog”
description: Title participant in “The Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:36
name_or_label: Wolves
description: Plural title participant in “The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:37
name_or_label: Sheep
description: Plural title participant in “The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:38
name_or_label: Ram
description: Title participant in “The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:39
name_or_label: Swan
description: Title participant in “The Swan.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:40
name_or_label: Snake in “The Snake and Jupiter”
description: Title participant in “The Snake and Jupiter.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:41
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: Named title participant in “The Snake and Jupiter.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: named title participant
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
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:27
- fig:28
- fig:29
- fig:30
- fig:31
- fig:32
- fig:33
- fig:34
- fig:35
- fig:36
- fig:37
- fig:38
- fig:39
- fig:40
- fig:41
basis: Each assigned figure is named in one of the supplied fable headings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: snake / serpent
literal_form: snake
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:25
- fig:40
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Sequence of fable headings
summary: The passage presents a sequence of fable titles naming various title participants;
it does not provide narrative action beyond the headings themselves.
figure_refs:
- 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
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
- fig:27
- fig:28
- fig:29
- fig:30
- fig:31
- fig:32
- fig:33
- fig:34
- fig:35
- fig:36
- fig:37
- fig:38
- fig:39
- fig:40
- fig:41
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: snake or serpent as named fable participant
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: 'The supplied headings include three fables in which a snake is a named participant:
with a wasp, with a crow, and with Jupiter.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only titles, so no serpent action, function, or narrative
role can be extracted from this line range alone.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 664-702
quote_or_summary: 'The passage lists twenty fable headings: The Bee-keeper; The
Wolf and the Horse; The Bat, the Bramble, and the Seagull; The Dog and the Wolf;
The Wasp and the Snake; The Eagle and the Beetle; The Fowler and the Lark; The
Fisherman Piping; The Weasel and the Man; The Ploughman, the Ass, and the Ox;
Demades and His Fable; The Monkey and the Dolphin; The Crow and the Snake; The
Dogs and the Fox; The Nightingale and the Hawk; The Rose and the Amaranth; The
Man, the Horse, the Ox, and the Dog; The Wolves, the Sheep, and the Ram; The Swan;
The Snake and Jupiter.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/aesops-fables-vernon-jones.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of supplied text.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 664-702
quote_or_summary: "“THE WASP 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.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 664-702
quote_or_summary: "“THE CROW 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.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 664-702
quote_or_summary: "“THE SNAKE AND JUPITER”"
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: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is limited because the supplied passage contains headings only,
not the fable narratives. Snake/serpent identification is well supported at title
level, but narrative motif function is not recoverable from this passage.
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 provides only titles and does not support historical, functional, or cross-tradition comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-aesop-fables-vernon-jones-gutenberg__l664-l702
passage_sha256=bce318d2cdf535a442874951bf93ac26bfa1db763fb5ed4e07f8cdbd48b27f4d