batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l10308-l10401
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'CHAPTER XIII. FINN AND THE PHANTOMS / CHAPTER XIV. THE PIGS OF ANGUS / CHAPTER
XV. THE HUNT OF SLIEVE CUILINN / BOOK FIVE: OISIN''S CHILDREN; lines 10308-10401'
start: '10308'
end: '10401'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage opens Book Five with Oisin's marriage to Eibhir after he seeks
her beyond the sea and defeats rival forces. It then recounts a Spanish marriage
episode in which a Druid foretells Beara's husband, directs her to take shining
clothing from a salmon, and that clothing becomes a radiant shirt for Eoghan,
giving him the name Eoghan the Bright. The passage also gives lineage notes and
introduces Osgar, Oisin's son, whose unexpected first battle reveals his strength,
followed by a feast scene where warriors name their preferred kinds of music.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Oisin is described as brave, comely, swift enough to overtake a deer, and
able to see a thistle thorn on the darkest night.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Eibhir is described as having plaited yellow hair and as the foreign sweetheart
of the High King of Ireland.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Eibhir lives beyond the sea in a sunny place, in a house thatched with bird
feathers, with gold doorposts and doors of ribbed grass.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Oisin goes to Eibhir, fights the High King of Ireland and an assisting army
of Firbolgs, defeats them, and brings Eibhir to Ireland.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:5
text: The King of Spain asks his Druid to identify the man who will marry Beara.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The Druid says the future husband will land in Spain that night and instructs
Beara to go eastward to the river Eibhear.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The Druid says Beara will find a crimson-spotted salmon with shining clothing
from head to tail, and that she should strip the clothing from it and make a shining
shirt for her husband.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: Beara finds the golden salmon at the river Eibhear, strips off its crimson
clothing, and makes a shining shirt from it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Eoghan arrives at the king's house the same night and is welcomed; the people
say he and Beara are fitting for one another.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Eoghan says he has not asked for Beara because he is an exile without treasures
or goods, though Beara is dear to him and he believes he has the king's friendship.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The King of Spain gives Beara to Eoghan that night, and Eoghan wears the shining
shirt over his armour.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: The shirt shines everywhere, and Eoghan receives the name Eoghan the Bright
from wearing it.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:13
text: Oiliol, the first son of Eoghan and Beara, has his ear bitten off by Aine
of the Sidhe in revenge for her brother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Oiliol's son later marries Oisin's daughter.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Osgar, son of Oisin, is said to be the best in battle among the young men
of the Fianna.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: As a child Osgar is indulged by the Fianna, grows tall and idle, and is not
expected to become very strong.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:17
text: When a troop of the Fianna is attacked and Osgar is left behind, he takes
a log of wood, attacks the enemy, makes a great slaughter, and causes them to
flee.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:18
text: After that first battle Osgar goes into every battle and is said to be the
strongest of the Fianna, though Connacht people say Goll is strongest.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:19
text: Diarmuid is Osgar's comrade and teaches him feats of arms, feats of skill,
and chess-playing.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:20
text: At Finn's feast in Almhuin, leading Fianna state different preferred kinds
of music, and Osgar says the best music is the striking of swords in battle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Oisin
description: A brave and comely warrior, husband of Eibhir and father of Osgar.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Eibhir of the plaited yellow hair
description: A woman beyond the sea, called the foreign sweetheart of the High King
of Ireland, whom Oisin brings to Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: High King of Ireland
description: The rival associated with Eibhir as her foreign sweetheart, against
whom Oisin fights.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Army of the Firbolgs
description: An army helping the High King against Oisin.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Beara
description: Daughter of the King of Spain, shining and beautiful; she prepares
the shining shirt for Eoghan and is given to him as wife.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: King of Spain
description: Beara's father, who asks the Druid about her husband and later gives
her to Eoghan.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Druid of the King of Spain
description: A Druid who foretells Beara's husband and gives instructions about
the salmon and shirt.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Crimson-spotted or golden salmon
description: A salmon in the river Eibhear with shining crimson clothing from head
to tail, from which Beara makes a shirt.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Eoghan / Eoghan the Bright
description: An exile from Ireland who comes to Spain, marries Beara, and gains
his epithet from the shining shirt.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Oiliol
description: First son of Eoghan and Beara; his ear is bitten off by Aine of the
Sidhe.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Aine of the Sidhe
description: A Sidhe woman who bites off Oiliol's ear in revenge for her brother.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Osgar
description: Oisin's son, a young Fianna warrior whose strength is revealed when
he attacks enemies with a log.
role_refs:
- role:13
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Fianna
description: The warrior band that indulges Osgar as a child and later recognizes
his strength.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne
description: Osgar's comrade and friend who teaches him arms, skill, and chess-playing.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Finn
description: Osgar's grandfather, host of a feast at Almhuin, and proud of Osgar.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: warrior bride-seeker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Oisin travels to Eibhir, defeats her rival and opposing forces, and brings
her to Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: sought bride beyond the sea
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Eibhir lives beyond the sea and becomes Oisin's wife after he fights for
her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: rival ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The High King is named as Eibhir's sweetheart and as an opponent whom Oisin
defeats.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: assisting enemy army
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Firbolg army helps the High King against Oisin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: king's daughter and bride
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- fig:5
basis: Beara is the daughter of the King of Spain and is given to Eoghan as wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: maker of radiant garment
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Beara strips the salmon's clothing and makes a shining shirt for Eoghan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: marriage-granting father
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The king seeks knowledge of Beara's future husband and then gives her to
Eoghan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: prophetic adviser
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Druid identifies when the future husband will arrive and gives instructions
about the salmon and shirt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: source of shining garment
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The salmon's crimson shining clothing is removed and made into a shirt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: exiled suitor receiving name-token
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Eoghan is an exile, marries Beara, wears the shining shirt, and receives
the name Eoghan the Bright.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: father of young warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Oisin is named as Osgar's father and takes pride in him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Aine bites off Oiliol's ear in revenge for her brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: unexpected young champion
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Osgar is thought idle as a child but routs enemies with a log when first
entering combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:14
label: battle-loving warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Osgar says the best music is the striking of swords in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:15
label: warrior band
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The Fianna raise Osgar, fight attacks, and gather at Finn's feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:16
label: mentor and comrade
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Diarmuid is Osgar's comrade and teaches him martial skills and chess-playing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:17
label: feast host and grandfather
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- fig:15
basis: Finn is Osgar's grandfather and hosts the feast at Almhuin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
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label: sea boundary
literal_form: The sea separating Ireland from Eibhir's sunny dwelling place.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
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- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sunny feather-thatched house
literal_form: A sunny house beyond the sea, thatched with bird feathers, with gold
doorposts and doors of ribbed grass.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: river Eibhear
literal_form: The river where Beara finds the salmon with shining clothing.
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- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
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- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: clothed golden salmon
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to tail.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: shining shirt
literal_form: A shirt made from the salmon's crimson shining clothing, worn by Eoghan
over his armour.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: log weapon
literal_form: A log of wood used by young Osgar to attack the enemy.
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: striking swords as music
literal_form: The sound of swords striking in battle, named by Osgar as the best
music.
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
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label: Oisin wins Eibhir beyond the sea
summary: Oisin seeks Eibhir in her sunny home beyond the sea, fights the High King
of Ireland and Firbolg allies, defeats them, and brings Eibhir to Ireland.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Druidic prophecy of Beara's husband
summary: The King of Spain asks his Druid who Beara's husband will be; the Druid
foretells that the man will land that night and instructs Beara to find a clothed
salmon in the river Eibhear.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Beara makes the shining shirt
summary: Beara goes to the river, finds the golden salmon, strips off its crimson
clothing, and makes a shining shirt.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Eoghan arrives and marries Beara
summary: Eoghan, an Irish exile, arrives in Spain, is welcomed by the king, explains
why he has not asked for Beara, receives her as wife, and wears the shining shirt
that gives him his epithet.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Lineage and revenge note
summary: Oiliol, son of Eoghan and Beara, is marked by Aine of the Sidhe in revenge
for her brother, and Oiliol's son later marries Oisin's daughter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Osgar's first battle
summary: Though indulged and thought idle as a child, Osgar takes a log during an
attack, slaughters the enemy, and is thereafter known as a great battle warrior.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Osgar's training and Fianna feast
summary: Diarmuid teaches Osgar martial and skillful arts; at Finn's feast, warriors
name their favorite music, and Osgar chooses the sound of swords in battle.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
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- id: motif:1
label: Warrior wins a bride from a rival beyond the sea
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Oisin seeks Eibhir beyond the sea, fights the High King and Firbolg forces,
and brings her to Ireland as his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not state that Eibhir is abducted or unwilling; it only
says she was the High King's foreign sweetheart and that Oisin fought for her.
- id: motif:2
label: Prophetic adviser directs marriage omen and action
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Druid foretells the arrival of Beara's future husband and gives precise
instructions involving the river salmon and the garment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the Druid's knowledge and instruction but does not
explain its source.
- id: motif:3
label: Radiant garment from an unusual animal source confers identity
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Beara makes a shining shirt from the salmon's clothing; when Eoghan wears
it over his armour, its brightness gives him the name Eoghan the Bright.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is symbolic and status-giving, but the passage does not explicitly
call it sacred or ritualized beyond the Druid's instruction.
- id: motif:4
label: Unexpected young warrior revealed in first combat
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Osgar is indulged and thought unlikely to be strong, but during an attack
he seizes a log, defeats enemies, and thereafter enters every battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe a formal initiation rite; the motif is inferred
from the first-combat transition.
- id: motif:5
label: Warrior identity expressed through preference for battle-sound
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: At Finn's feast, when warriors identify their preferred music, Osgar says
the best music is the striking of swords in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches this motif.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 10308-10322
quote_or_summary: Oisin is praised for bravery, beauty, speed, and sight; he takes
Eibhir, who lives beyond the sea in a sunny feather-thatched house with gold doorposts,
after fighting the High King of Ireland and Firbolg allies and bringing her to
Ireland.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 10323-10338
quote_or_summary: The King of Spain asks his Druid who will marry Beara; the Druid
says the man will land that night and tells Beara to go east to the river Eibhear,
find a crimson-spotted salmon with shining clothing, strip it, and make a shining
shirt for her husband.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 10339-10342
quote_or_summary: Beara goes to the river Eibhear, finds the golden salmon, removes
its crimson clothing, and makes a shining shirt from it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 10343-10351
quote_or_summary: Eoghan arrives the same night at the king's house, receives welcome,
and is judged by the people to be fittingly matched with Beara; his followers
hope he can get her as wife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 10352-10369
quote_or_summary: Eoghan says he has not asked for Beara because he is an exile
without treasure, though she is dear to him. The king calls this a kingly answer,
gives Beara to him, and Eoghan wears the shining shirt over his armour; its radiance
gives him the name Eoghan the Bright.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 10370-10373
quote_or_summary: Oiliol, first son of Eoghan and Beara, has his ear bitten off
by Aine of the Sidhe in revenge for her brother; Oiliol's son later marries Oisin's
daughter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 10374-10388
quote_or_summary: Osgar, Oisin's son, is the best in battle among young Fianna.
Though indulged and thought idle as a child, he uses a log of wood during an attack,
slaughters enemies, makes them flee, and is afterwards said to be among the strongest
Fianna.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 10388-10391
quote_or_summary: Osgar and Diarmuid are comrades and dear friends; Diarmuid teaches
him feats of arms, feats of skill, and chess-playing, and Oisin and Finn take
pride in him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 10391-10401
quote_or_summary: At Finn's feast at Almhuin, chief men of the Fianna say what music
they prefer; Conan chooses games, Diarmuid talking with a woman, Lugaidh's Son
hounds hunting deer, Oisin sounds of woods and birds, and Osgar the striking of
swords in battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary provided.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labels
are cautious where they map to broad supplied taxonomy families. No comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not support an explicit comparative
claim.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
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extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
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