batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11428-l11494
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11428-l11494
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'CHAPTER IV. THE HARD SERVANT / CHAPTER V. THE HOUSE OF THE QUICKEN TREES
/ BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR; lines
11428-11494'
start: '11428'
end: '11494'
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: At a feast, Grania asks a Druid to identify leading members of the Fianna
and notices Diarmuid. After Diarmuid's cap falls and reveals a love-spot, Grania
falls in love with him. She sends an enchanted cup of wine that puts most of the
company to sleep, then asks Diarmuid to take her away. Diarmuid refuses because
she is promised to Finn, but Grania places him under Druid bonds to remove her
before Finn and the king awaken. They discuss escape from Teamhair by a side door
or over the walls by spear shafts.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Grania asks a Druid of Finn's people to identify men seated near Oisin, including
Goll, Osgar, Caoilte, Lugaidh's Son, and Diarmuid.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Druid identifies Diarmuid as grandson of Duibhne and calls him the best
lover of women in the whole world.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Dogs outside the feast begin fighting, and the chief men of the Fianna go
out to separate them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Diarmuid normally keeps his cap over a love-spot on his forehead; the narration
says any woman seeing the spot would give him her love.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: While Diarmuid is separating the dogs, his cap falls, Grania sees him, and
love for him comes on her immediately.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Grania orders her serving-maid to bring a great golden cup from the sunny
house and fills it with enchanted wine.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Finn, the king, the queen, sons of kings, and the company drink from the cup
and fall into a deep sleep; Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, Diarmuid, and Diorraing the
Druid are excepted.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: After the company sleeps, Grania asks Diarmuid to take her love and bring
her away from the house that night.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Diarmuid refuses, saying he will not meddle with the woman promised to Finn.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Grania places Diarmuid under Druid bonds to bring her out before Finn and
the King of Ireland awaken.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Diarmuid says Finn is keeper of Teamhair's gates on nights when Finn is there,
so they cannot leave the town.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Grania says there is a side door of escape at her sunny house, and later proposes
that she leave by the door while Diarmuid follows over the walls by the shafts
of his spears.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Grania
description: Woman at the feast who questions the Druid, falls in love with Diarmuid,
enchants the wine, and commands Diarmuid under Druid bonds to carry her away.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Diarmuid, grandson of Duibhne
description: Fianna warrior described as sweet-worded, dark-haired, bearing a love-spot
on his forehead, and unwilling at first to take away a woman promised to Finn.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Finn
description: Leader to whom Grania is promised; he drinks the enchanted wine and
falls asleep; Diarmuid says Finn keeps Teamhair's gates when present.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Druid of Finn's people / Diorraing the Druid
description: Knowledgeable Druid who identifies the Fianna for Grania and is later
listed among those not put to sleep by the enchanted drink.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Serving-maid
description: Servant of Grania who brings the golden cup and gives it first to Finn.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Oisin
description: Fianna figure near whom the other men are seated; he is excepted from
those who drink and sleep.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Osgar, son of Oisin
description: Identified by the Druid and excepted from those who drink and sleep.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Caoilte, son of Ronan
description: Identified by the Druid and excepted from those who drink and sleep.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Goll, son of Morna
description: Identified by the Druid as a ready fighter.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son of the Strong Hand
description: Identified by the Druid as the proud, hasty man beside Caoilte.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: King and queen with sons of kings
description: Members of the feast company who drink the enchanted wine and fall
asleep.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Dogs outside the feast
description: Dogs given their own feast outside; they begin fighting and are separated
by the chief men of the Fianna.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Daire of the poems
description: Poet who stands before Grania and sings songs and poems of her fathers.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
roles:
- id: role:1
label: initiator of escape
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Grania asks Diarmuid to bring her away and then imposes bonds requiring him
to do so.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: reluctant beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Diarmuid is the object of Grania's declared love but refuses because she
is promised to Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: bearer of irresistible love-mark
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says any woman seeing Diarmuid's forehead love-spot would give
him her love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: enchanter of drink
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Grania fills the golden cup with wine that has enchantment in it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: woman promised to Finn
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid calls Grania the woman promised to Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: bound by Druid bonds
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Grania puts Diarmuid under Druid bonds to bring her out of the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: betrothed claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Grania is described as promised to Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:8
label: gatekeeper of Teamhair
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Diarmuid says Finn keeps Teamhair's gates when Finn is in Teamhair.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: identifier and knowledgeable Druid
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Druid identifies the men of the Fianna to Grania.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:10
label: cup-bearer messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The serving-maid brings the cup and gives it first to Finn with Grania's
message.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: poet of ancestral songs
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Daire sings songs and good poems of Grania's fathers before her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: love-spot
literal_form: A mark on Diarmuid's forehead hidden beneath his cap
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: cap covering the love-spot
literal_form: Diarmuid's cap, which falls while he separates the dogs
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: great golden cup
literal_form: A great golden cup said to hold drink for nine times nine men
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: enchanted wine
literal_form: Wine with enchantment in it, served from the cup and causing deep
sleep
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: Druid bonds
literal_form: Spoken obligation placed by Grania on Diarmuid
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: side door of escape
literal_form: A side door at Grania's sunny house
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: walls crossed by spear shafts
literal_form: Walls of a strong place crossed by means of spear shafts
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:8
label: Teamhair gates
literal_form: Gates of Teamhair guarded by Finn at night
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:2
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Identification of the Fianna at the feast
summary: Daire sings ancestral poems to Grania, and Grania questions a knowledgeable
Druid about notable men of the Fianna, including Diarmuid.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:13
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: The dogs fight and the love-spot is revealed
summary: Dogs outside begin fighting; Diarmuid goes to separate them, his cap falls,
and Grania sees the love-spot that causes her love for him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Enchanted cup puts the company to sleep
summary: Grania has her serving-maid bring a golden cup, fills it with enchanted
wine, and the drink causes Finn and most of the feast company to fall asleep.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:11
- fig:4
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Grania imposes Druid bonds on Diarmuid
summary: With the company asleep, Grania asks Diarmuid to take her away; after he
refuses because she is promised to Finn, she places him under Druid bonds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Debate over escape from Teamhair
summary: Diarmuid says Finn guards the gates of Teamhair; Grania proposes a side
door and then suggests that Diarmuid pass over the walls by his spear shafts while
she uses the door.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Irresistible love caused by sight of a hidden mark
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid's concealed love-spot is revealed when his cap falls, and Grania
immediately falls in love after seeing him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the mark's effect literally, but does not explain
its origin in this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: Enchanted drink causing sleep at a feast
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Grania serves enchanted wine from a golden cup, and those who drink fall
into a heavy sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches enchanted sleep-drink.
- id: motif:3
label: Obligation by magical or Druidic bonds
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Grania compels Diarmuid by placing him under Druid bonds to take her out
before Finn and the king awaken.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not define the legal or ritual mechanics of the bonds.
- id: motif:4
label: Flight with a woman promised to another
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
- departure
basis: Grania is described as promised to Finn, yet asks Diarmuid to take her love
and bring her away from the house that night.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: In this excerpt, the actual departure is planned but not completed; 'stolen_beloved'
is a broad motif-family fit rather than an exact literal label.
- id: motif:5
label: Escape from guarded stronghold by alternative boundary crossing
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- trickster_boundary
basis: Diarmuid says Finn guards Teamhair's gates, and Grania proposes escape by
a side door or over the walls by spear shafts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states a proposed method of escape, not the completed crossing;
'trickster_boundary' is only a cautious broad-family association.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11428-11443
quote_or_summary: Daire sings ancestral poems to Grania; Grania asks a Druid to
identify men near Oisin, and the Druid names Goll, Osgar, Caoilte, Lugaidh's Son,
and Diarmuid, describing Diarmuid as the best lover of women.
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 11445-11449
quote_or_summary: The dogs' feast is outside; the dogs fight, and the chief men
of the Fianna go to drive them apart.
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 11451-11457
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid keeps his cap over the love-spot on his forehead; when
the cap falls while he parts the dogs, Grania sees him and love for him comes
on her immediately.
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: lines 11457-11467
quote_or_summary: Grania has her serving-maid bring the great golden cup, fills
it with enchanted wine, and sends it first to Finn; all who drink fall into deep
sleep except Oisin, Osgar, Caoilte, Diarmuid, and Diorraing the Druid.
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: lines 11469-11485
quote_or_summary: Grania asks Diarmuid to take her love and carry her away; he refuses
because she is promised to Finn; she puts him under Druid bonds to take her out
before Finn and the King of Ireland awaken, explaining that she loved him after
seeing him parting the dogs.
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: lines 11487-11494
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid says Finn keeps the gates of Teamhair, so they cannot
leave; Grania says there is a side door at her sunny house and suggests Diarmuid
may pass over the walls of the strong place by the shafts of his spears.
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: uncertain
notes: Literal sequence and figures are clear in the passage. Motif-family mappings
are cautious because several important elements, such as the Druid bonds and planned
flight, are named but not fully explained or completed in this excerpt.
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 does not itself make an explicit comparison to another tradition or motif corpus.
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