batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11920-l12019
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l11920-l12019
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'BOOK SEVEN: DIARMUID AND GRANIA. / CHAPTER I. THE FLIGHT FROM TEAMHAIR /
CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS; lines 11920-12019'
start: '11920'
end: '12019'
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: Diarmuid tells Grania about the bound foreign leaders and their hounds,
then leaves the cave with Grania and Muadhan. The surviving strangers are visited
by the Woman of the Black Mountain, messenger of Finn, who identifies Diarmuid
and tells them to set the hounds on his track. The pursuers follow Diarmuid, Grania,
and Muadhan to Slieve Luachra. Muadhan and Diarmuid kill the three pursuing hounds,
and Diarmuid then kills three leading men of the troop, causing the strangers
to flee.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid reports that three fierce hounds are chained and ready to hunt him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Diarmuid, Grania, and Muadhan leave the cave because Diarmuid fears Finn and
the three hounds may find them there.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Muadhan carries Grania when she begins to fall behind on the way to Slieve
Luachra.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The surviving strangers cannot loosen their bound leaders; handling the bonds
only tightens them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Woman of the Black Mountain arrives swiftly, names herself as Finn's woman-messenger,
identifies Diarmuid as the attacker, and instructs the strangers to put their
hounds on his track.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The hounds follow Diarmuid's track through the cave, to the Carrthach river,
the bog of Finnliath, and Slieve Luachra.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Diarmuid sees the troop approaching with silk banners, three hounds in front,
and three champions holding the hounds in chains.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: A young man wearing a well-coloured green cloak moves ahead of the others.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Muadhan releases a whelp from his belt; the whelp leaps into the first hound's
throat, exits its side with the heart, and returns to Muadhan's hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Diarmuid uses the Gae Dearg, the Red Spear, to kill the second hound.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: The third hound leaps over Diarmuid toward Grania, and Diarmuid kills it by
striking its body against a rock.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Diarmuid kills the young man in the green cloak and two other men with spear-casts;
the strangers then flee after their leaders fall.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: A young warrior fleeing with Grania and Muadhan; he binds enemy leaders,
avoids Finn, and kills hounds and leading pursuers.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Grania
description: Woman travelling with Diarmuid and Muadhan; she is carried by Muadhan
when tired and warns Diarmuid about the fiercest hound.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Muadhan
description: Companion of Diarmuid and Grania who carries Grania and uses a whelp
to kill the first hound.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Finn, son of Cumhal
description: Leader whose messenger searches for the strangers and whose arrival
Diarmuid fears.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Woman of the Black Mountain
description: Woman-messenger of Finn who swiftly comes to the survivors, identifies
Diarmuid, and directs the hounds to be laid on his track.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Surviving strangers
description: Foreign troop whose leaders are bound and who pursue Diarmuid with
hounds and banners.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Three bound leaders or kings
description: Leaders of the strangers whom Diarmuid has bound; the survivors cannot
loosen the bonds.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Three hounds
description: Fierce or wicked hounds used to hunt Diarmuid; each is killed during
the pursuit.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Whelp from Muadhan's belt
description: Small dog-like animal carried in Muadhan's belt and used to kill the
first hound.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Young man of the green cloak
description: A leading pursuer wearing a well-coloured green cloak, killed by Diarmuid's
spear-cast.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Woman-Druid
description: A woman-Druid left attending the three bound champions.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: fugitive warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid leaves the cave to avoid Finn and later fights the pursuing hounds
and leaders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:2
label: hound-slayer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid kills the second hound with the Red Spear and kills the third hound
against a rock.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: protected companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Grania is carried by Muadhan and is the apparent target of the third hound's
leap.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:10
- id: role:4
label: helper and carrier
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Muadhan carries Grania and checks the first hound with the whelp.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: pursuing lord
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Diarmuid fears Finn may come, and Finn sends the Woman of the Black Mountain
to find the strangers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: messenger and tracker-director
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: She calls herself Finn's woman-messenger and tells the strangers to put hounds
on Diarmuid's track.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: pursuing troop
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The strangers lay hounds on Diarmuid's track, pursue him, and later flee
when their leaders are killed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: role:8
label: bound captives
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The three leaders are bound in bonds that the survivors cannot loosen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: pursuit animals
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The hounds are chained, put on Diarmuid's track, and released one by one
after him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: protective animal weapon
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Muadhan uses the whelp to destroy the first attacking hound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: leading pursuer
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The green-cloaked man goes ahead of the others and is at the head of the
troop when Diarmuid kills him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: role:12
label: attendant to bound champions
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The passage states that a woman-Druid is left attending the three bound champions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: cave refuge
literal_form: cave where Diarmuid and Grania had slept
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: mountain route
literal_form: great Slieve Luachra and the stream through the heart of the mountain
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: sym:3
label: tracking hounds
literal_form: three fierce or wicked hounds in chains
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: Red Spear
literal_form: Gae Dearg, the Red Spear
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: green cloak
literal_form: well-coloured green cloak worn by a leading young man
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:11
- id: sym:6
label: tightening bonds
literal_form: bonds on the three leaders that grow tighter when handled
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Flight from the cave
summary: Diarmuid tells Grania of the bound leaders and hounds, judges the cave
unsafe, and leaves with Grania and Muadhan toward Slieve Luachra.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Messenger sends the pursuit
summary: The survivors fail to loosen their leaders. The Woman of the Black Mountain
arrives, identifies Diarmuid, and directs the hounds to follow his track.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Approach of the hounds and green-cloaked leader
summary: Diarmuid sees the troop approaching with banners, hounds, and champions,
while a green-cloaked young man advances ahead of the others.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Deaths of the three hounds
summary: Muadhan's whelp kills the first hound, Diarmuid kills the second with the
Red Spear, and Diarmuid kills the third against a rock after it leaps toward Grania.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:5
label: Fall of the leaders and flight of the strangers
summary: Diarmuid kills the green-cloaked man and two other leading men with spear-casts,
and the remaining strangers flee.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: flight from pursuers after refuge
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Diarmuid, Grania, and Muadhan leave the cave because Diarmuid expects Finn
and the hounds to discover them, and they continue moving through bog and mountain
terrain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The larger narrative context of the flight is outside this passage; this
extraction records only the pursuit and movement in the supplied lines.
- id: motif:2
label: enemy sets tracking hounds on hero's trail
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn's messenger tells the strangers to put their hounds on Diarmuid's track,
and the hounds follow the trail through the cave and onward to Slieve Luachra.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names tracking animals or hound
pursuit.
- id: motif:3
label: helper neutralizes pursuing beast with concealed animal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Muadhan takes a whelp from his belt and uses it to kill the first hound attacking
Diarmuid's party.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives no explanation of the whelp's nature beyond its extraordinary
action.
- id: motif:4
label: hero defeats successive pursuit animals and leaders
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The three hounds are released in sequence and killed; Diarmuid then kills
three leading men, causing the pursuers to flee.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The sequence is clear, but no broader comparative taxonomy label is provided
in the available list.
- id: motif:5
label: cave refuge abandoned under threat
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The cave had sheltered Diarmuid and Grania, but Diarmuid decides they must
leave it before Finn and the hounds arrive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The cave functions literally as a former sleeping place and potential
hiding place; symbolic interpretation beyond refuge is not stated.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 11920-11931
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid tells Grania about the strangers, the bound kings, the
three fierce hounds ready to hunt him, and the need to leave the cave before Finn
and the hounds find them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 11932-11938
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid, Grania, and Muadhan leave the cave; Muadhan carries
Grania when she falls behind, and they reach Slieve Luachra, where Diarmuid sits
by a stream through the mountain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 11939-11943
quote_or_summary: The surviving strangers come to their bound leaders, but attempts
to loosen the bonds only draw them tighter.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 11944-11958
quote_or_summary: The Woman of the Black Mountain arrives swiftly, identifies herself
as Finn's messenger, hears the description of the attacker, names him as Diarmuid,
and tells the strangers to set the hounds on his track.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 11959-11966
quote_or_summary: A woman-Druid is left with the bound champions; the strangers
bring hounds from the ship, follow Diarmuid's track through the cave, and proceed
by river, bog, and Slieve Luachra.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 11967-11972
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid sees the pursuers coming with soft silk banners, three
wicked hounds at the front, and three strong champions holding the hounds in chains.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 11973-11981
quote_or_summary: A young man in a well-coloured green cloak advances beyond the
others; Grania returns Diarmuid's knife and expresses regret about love.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 11982-11990
quote_or_summary: When the first hound is loosed, Muadhan tells Diarmuid to follow
Grania, takes a whelp from his belt, and the whelp kills the hound by leaping
through it and bringing out its heart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 11991-12000
quote_or_summary: After a second hound is loosed, Diarmuid speaks of weapons of
Druid wounding and casts the Gae Dearg, the Red Spear, through the hound, killing
it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 12001-12010
quote_or_summary: The third hound is loosed; Grania fears it most. At Lic Dhubhain
on Slieve Luachra it leaps over Diarmuid as if toward Grania, and Diarmuid kills
it by striking it against a rock.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 12011-12019
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid takes up his arms, casts the Gae Dearg at the green-cloaked
man at the head of the troop and kills him, then kills two more men; the strangers
flee when their leaders have fallen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary generated for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal sequence and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Motif labels
are conservative and limited to available evidence; no comparison claims are made
because the passage itself does not establish external comparison.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided lists.
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