batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l10465-l10539
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'CHAPTER XV. THE HUNT OF SLIEVE CUILINN / BOOK FIVE: OISIN''S CHILDREN /
BOOK SIX: DIARMUID. / CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID; lines 10465-10539'
start: '10465'
end: '10539'
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 recounts Diarmuid's parentage and fosterage by Angus Og at
Brugh na Boinne, the fosterage of the Steward's son alongside him, Donn's killing
of that child during an uproar among Finn's hounds, Finn's compelled divination
to identify the killer, and the Steward's transformation of his son into a wild
boar bound to bring Diarmuid to death. It ends with Diarmuid grown, joining the
Fianna, loved by women, and performing heroic deeds including a seven-day fight
with a wild ox on the Mountain of Happiness.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid is described as the son of Bonn, son of Duibhne of the Fianna, and
of Crochnuit, who is near in blood to Finn.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: At Diarmuid's birth, Bonn is banished from the Fianna, and Angus Og takes
Diarmuid to rear him at Brugh na Boinne.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Crochnuit later bears another son to Roc Diocain, Head Steward to Angus; Angus
takes this child into Brugh na Boinne, where he and Diarmuid are reared together.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Bran Beag reminds Finn that bonds prevent him from staying in Almhuin for
ten consecutive nights, and Donn proposes going to Angus's house.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: At Angus's house, the household treats the Steward's son as generously as
Angus treats Diarmuid, which vexes Donn.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: A fight breaks out between two of Finn's hounds over broken meat, causing
people in the house to run or rise to separate them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: While the Steward's child runs away, Donn squeezes him between his knees,
kills him, and throws him under the hounds' feet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The Steward asks Finn for satisfaction for the death of his only son.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: The child's body has no scratch or tooth mark from the hounds.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The Steward places Finn under the destroying bonds of the Druid cave of Cruachan
to learn who killed his son.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Finn asks for a chess-board and water in a basin of pale gold, searches, and
learns truly that Donn killed the Steward's son between his knees.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Finn offers to take the fine on himself, but the Steward forces him to reveal
Donn as the killer.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: The Steward proposes satisfaction by putting Donn's own son between his knees,
and says he will forgive the death if Diarmuid is released safely.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:14
text: The Steward strikes his own son with a Druid rod and makes him into a wild
boar without bristle, ear, or tail.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: The Steward puts the transformed boar under bonds to bring Diarmuid to death,
with the boar's life to last no longer than Diarmuid's life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:16
text: The wild boar runs out through the open door and is later called the Boar
of Slieve Guillion.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:17
text: The passage states that Diarmuid eventually comes to his death through this
boar.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:18
text: When Diarmuid reaches full strength, he receives a place among the Fianna
of Ireland, is loved by all women, and performs many deeds against the enemies
of the Fianna and Ireland.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:19
text: Diarmuid fights a wild ox for seven days and seven nights on the top of the
Mountain of Happiness.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
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- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: Son of Bonn, son of Duibhne, and Crochnuit; fostered by Angus Og; later
a member of the Fianna and destined to be killed by the boar.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Bonn / Donn
description: Diarmuid's father, described as son of Duibhne of the Fianna; banished
from the Fianna and later the killer of the Steward's son.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Crochnuit
description: Mother of Diarmuid and later mother of Roc Diocain's son; near in blood
to Finn.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angus Og
description: Son of the Dagda; takes Diarmuid and the Steward's son to rear at Brugh
na Boinne.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Roc Diocain
description: Head Steward to Angus and father of the child killed by Donn; seeks
satisfaction and uses a Druid rod to transform his son into a boar.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Steward's son / Boar of Slieve Guillion
description: Son of Roc Diocain, reared with Diarmuid; killed by Donn and made into
a wild boar bound to bring Diarmuid to death.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader present at Almhuin and Brugh na Boinne; is placed under bonds
to discover the killer and identifies Donn through divination.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bran Beag
description: Comes to Finn at Almhuin and reminds him of bonds against remaining
there ten nights.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Finn's hounds
description: Hounds whose fight over broken meat causes the uproar during which
the Steward's son is killed.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Wild ox
description: Animal fought by Diarmuid for seven days and seven nights on the Mountain
of Happiness.
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- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: fostered hero and future Fianna warrior
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- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid is fostered by Angus, later joins the Fianna, performs great deeds,
and is named as the eventual victim of the boar.
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- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:2
label: banished father and killer of foster-brother
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- fig:2
basis: Bonn/Donn is Diarmuid's father, is banished from the Fianna, and is revealed
to have killed the Steward's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: mother of two fostered children
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Crochnuit is named as Diarmuid's mother and later bears another son to Roc
Diocain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: divine fosterer and host
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Angus Og, son of the Dagda, takes Diarmuid and later the Steward's son to
rear at Brugh na Boinne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: grieving father and transformer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Roc Diocain seeks satisfaction for his son's death and later transforms his
son with a Druid rod into a boar bound against Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: slain child transformed into fatal boar
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- fig:6
basis: The Steward's son is killed by Donn and then made into a boar under bonds
to bring Diarmuid to death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:7
label: leader compelled to divine hidden guilt
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Finn is asked for satisfaction, placed under destroying bonds, and uses a
chess-board and water to learn the killer's identity.
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- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: reminder of binding obligation
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- fig:8
basis: Bran Beag reminds Finn of bonds limiting his stay at Almhuin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: animals causing fatal uproar
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The hounds' fight causes people to scatter and provides the occasion for
Donn's killing of the child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: heroic animal adversary
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- fig:10
basis: The wild ox is fought by Diarmuid for seven days and seven nights.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
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label: Brugh na Boinne
literal_form: Angus Og's house at Brugh na Boinne where Diarmuid and the Steward's
son are reared.
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- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
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label: hounds' fight
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- fig:9
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Druid cave of Cruachan
literal_form: The Druid cave named in the bonds placed on Finn.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:5
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- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: divinatory chess-board and water
literal_form: A chess-board and water brought in a basin of pale gold for Finn's
search for knowledge.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: Druid rod
literal_form: The rod carried by the Steward and used to transform his son.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: wild boar without bristle, ear, or tail
literal_form: The transformed Steward's son, made into a wild boar and bound to
cause Diarmuid's death.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:7
label: Mountain of Happiness
literal_form: Mountain top where Diarmuid fights the wild ox for seven days and
seven nights.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
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label: Diarmuid's birth and fosterage
summary: Diarmuid is born to Bonn and Crochnuit while Bonn is banished, and Angus
Og takes him to be reared at Brugh na Boinne.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The Steward's son fostered with Diarmuid
summary: Crochnuit bears a son to Roc Diocain; after Donn refuses to rear him, Angus
takes the child to Brugh na Boinne to be reared with Diarmuid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Finn's visit to Angus's house
summary: Bran Beag reminds Finn of bonds against staying in Almhuin, and Donn brings
Finn to Angus's house where Diarmuid is being reared.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Death of the Steward's son
summary: During a fight between Finn's hounds, Donn kills the Steward's son by squeezing
him between his knees and throws him under the hounds.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Divination of the killer
summary: With no hound marks on the child, the Steward binds Finn through the Druid
cave of Cruachan; Finn uses a chess-board and water in a golden basin and discovers
that Donn killed the child.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Transformation into the Boar of Slieve Guillion
summary: The Steward refuses Finn's fine, demands satisfaction from Donn through
Diarmuid, and then uses a Druid rod to make his own son into a boar bound to bring
Diarmuid to death.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:7
label: Diarmuid grown among the Fianna
summary: Diarmuid reaches full strength, joins the Fianna, is loved by women, fights
enemies, and battles a wild ox for seven days and nights on the Mountain of Happiness.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: hero fostered by a divine or supernatural patron
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Diarmuid is taken from his banished father and reared by Angus Og, son of
the Dagda, at Brugh na Boinne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes fosterage, not biological divine parentage.
- id: motif:2
label: dead child transformed into fatal animal avenger
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: The Steward strikes his son with a Druid rod, makes him a wild boar, and
binds him to bring Diarmuid to death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The transformation is imposed by another figure rather than voluntary
shapeshifting.
- id: motif:3
label: hidden guilt revealed by compelled divination
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Finn is put under destroying bonds and uses a chess-board and water in a
golden basin to discover that Donn killed the Steward's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific divination category; the wisdom
reference is broad.
- id: motif:4
label: life-for-life satisfaction displaced onto the killer's son
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The Steward refuses Finn's fine and proposes satisfaction from Donn by putting
Diarmuid between his knees, mirroring the death of his own son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames this as satisfaction or recompense; the sacred-exchange
taxonomy is an approximate fit.
- id: motif:5
label: heroic endurance combat against a great animal
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
basis: Diarmuid is described as doing great deeds and fighting a wild ox for seven
days and seven nights on a mountain top.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only a brief notice of the combat and does not narrate
its outcome.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 10465-10472
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid is named as son of Bonn, son of Duibhne, and Crochnuit;
Bonn is banished when Diarmuid is born, and Angus Og takes the child to rear at
Brugh na Boinne.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 10473-10481
quote_or_summary: Crochnuit bears another son to Roc Diocain, Head Steward to Angus;
Donn refuses to rear him, so Angus takes the child into Brugh na Boinne to be
reared with Diarmuid.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 10482-10490
quote_or_summary: Bran Beag reminds Finn of bonds against staying ten nights in
Almhuin; Donn offers to bring Finn to Angus's house, where his young son is being
reared.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 10491-10505
quote_or_summary: At Angus's house the Steward's son is treated as well as Diarmuid,
vexing Donn; two of Finn's hounds fight over broken meat, and in the uproar Donn
kills the Steward's child between his knees and throws him under the hounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 10506-10513
quote_or_summary: The Steward laments that his only son has been killed and asks
Finn for satisfaction; Finn says satisfaction depends on finding a hound's tooth
or nail mark, but no such mark is found.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 10514-10521
quote_or_summary: The Steward places Finn under the destroying bonds of the Druid
cave of Cruachan; Finn asks for a chess-board and water in a pale-gold basin and
learns that Donn killed the child between his knees.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 10522-10530
quote_or_summary: Finn offers to take the fine, but the Steward forces him to name
Donn; the Steward says he can get satisfaction because Donn's son is present and
may be put between his knees.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 10531-10536
quote_or_summary: The Steward returns with a Druid rod, strikes his own son, makes
him a wild boar without bristle, ear, or tail, and puts him under bonds to bring
Diarmuid to death, with his life no longer than Diarmuid's.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 10537-10539
quote_or_summary: The wild boar runs out the open door, is afterward called the
Boar of Slieve Guillion, and is said to be the one by whom Diarmuid later comes
to death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 10540-10546
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid reaches full strength, gains a place among the Fianna,
is loved by women, performs many deeds, and fights a wild ox for seven days and
nights on the Mountain of Happiness.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the provided passage. Motif taxonomy
matches are cautious because some available taxonomy categories are broad or approximate.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not compare this
material to another text or tradition.
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'
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