batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11260-l11269

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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11260-l11269
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
  label: CHAPTER I. BIRTH OF DIARMUID / CHAPTER II. HOW DIARMUID GOT HIS LOVE-SPOT
    / CHAPTER III. THE DAUGHTER OF KING UNDER-WAVE / CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT;
    lines 11260-11269
  start: '11260'
  end: '11269'
  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: Finn compels the Hard Servant to return the fifteen men he had taken away.
    After bringing them back to Ireland, the Hard Servant is watched by the Fianna
    as he rides away on his long-legged horse, but he vanishes, leaving only a mist
    stretching toward the sea. The passage closes the story of the Hard Servant and
    Diarmuid's adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Finn makes the Hard Servant bring back fifteen men whom the Hard Servant had
    taken away.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The fifteen men are brought back to Ireland.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:3
  text: The Fianna watch the Hard Servant ride away with his long-legged horse.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:4
  text: While being watched, the Hard Servant vanishes from sight.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:5
  text: After the vanishing, only a mist stretching toward the sea is visible.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:6
  text: The passage identifies the tale as the story of the Hard Servant and of Diarmuid's
    adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Finn
  description: A figure who makes the Hard Servant bring back the fifteen men.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Hard Servant
  description: A figure who had taken away fifteen men, brings them back to Ireland,
    rides away on a long-legged horse, and vanishes.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: fifteen men
  description: Men taken away by the Hard Servant and brought back to Ireland.
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: the Fianna
  description: The group watching the Hard Servant ride away and vanish.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Diarmuid
  description: A figure whose adventures on the island Under-Wave are named in the
    closing sentence.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: long-legged horse
  description: The horse on which the Hard Servant rides away.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: compeller of return
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: Finn makes the Hard Servant bring home the men he had taken away.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:2
  label: captor or remover of men
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The Hard Servant is said to have brought away fifteen men.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:3
  label: vanishing rider
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The Hard Servant rides away and vanishes while being watched.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:4
  label: returned captives or companions
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: The fifteen men are brought home to Ireland after having been taken away.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: role:5
  label: witnesses
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: The Fianna watch the Hard Servant ride away and vanish.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:6
  label: adventurer named in conclusion
  assigned_to:
  - fig:5
  basis: The closing sentence refers to Diarmuid's adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: mist
  literal_form: mist visible after the Hard Servant vanishes
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:2
  label: sea
  literal_form: the sea toward which the mist stretches
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:3
  label: island Under-Wave
  literal_form: island Under-Wave named as the place of Diarmuid's adventures
  associated_figures:
  - fig:5
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: sym:4
  label: long-legged horse
  literal_form: horse ridden by the Hard Servant as he departs
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  - fig:6
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Return of the fifteen men
  summary: Finn makes the Hard Servant bring home the fifteen men he had taken away,
    and they are brought back to Ireland.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: scene:2
  label: Vanishing into mist toward the sea
  summary: The Fianna watch the Hard Servant ride away on his long-legged horse; he
    vanishes, and only mist stretching toward the sea remains visible.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:4
  - fig:6
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: scene:3
  label: Closing reference to Under-Wave adventures
  summary: The passage closes by identifying the narrative as the story of the Hard
    Servant and Diarmuid's adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:5
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: return of taken-away companions
  taxonomy_refs:
  - return
  basis: The Hard Servant is made to bring back the fifteen men he had taken away,
    returning them to Ireland.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage gives only the resolution of the return, not the full removal
    or rescue episode.
- id: motif:2
  label: mysterious vanishing departure
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The Hard Servant departs on a horse and vanishes while being watched, leaving
    mist stretching toward the sea.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  confidence: high
  cautions: No cause or mechanism for the vanishing is explained in this passage.
- id: motif:3
  label: adventures on an island under the wave
  taxonomy_refs:
  - mystical_quest
  basis: The closing sentence refers to Diarmuid's adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: low
  cautions: The phrase names the adventure setting but does not describe the adventure
    details in this excerpt.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 11260-11263
  quote_or_summary: Finn makes the Hard Servant bring home the fifteen men he had
    taken away, and the men are brought back to Ireland.
  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: lines 11263-11268
  quote_or_summary: The Fianna watch the Hard Servant ride away with his long-legged
    horse; he vanishes, leaving only a mist stretching toward the sea.
  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: lines 11268-11269
  quote_or_summary: The passage closes by naming this as the story of the Hard Servant
    and of Diarmuid's adventures on the island Under-Wave.
  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 events are clear. Motif taxonomy assignments are cautious because
    the excerpt is a brief ending and summary rather than a full episode.
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 added because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-textual or historical comparison.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l11260-l11269
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