batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12021-l12052
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12021-l12052
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 12021-12052'
start: '12021'
end: '12052'
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 routs and destroys his opponents, leaving the Woman-messenger
of the Black Mountain to report to Finn. She tells Finn of the destruction and
the fall of three deadly hounds, but does not know where Diarmuid went. Finn and
his men find the three Kings of the Green Champions bound by Diarmuid; Oisin,
Osgar, Conan, and Lugaidh's Son refuse to loosen them. The kings die in their
bonds, and Finn buries them under stones with their names written in branching
Ogham before returning to Almhuin.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
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- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid follows his opponents, killing and scattering them, so that no man
or messenger remains to tell the news except the Woman-messenger of the Black
Mountain.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The passage names forests, the green earth, and the waters as possible places
of escape for any men who got away.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Finn sees the Woman-messenger coming toward him in a weakened condition and
asks her for news.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Woman-messenger reports bad news, describing Diarmuid's destruction and
the fall of the three deadly hounds, and says she barely escaped.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: When Finn hears that the Kings of the Green Champions are bound by Diarmuid,
he calls his men and goes by direct routes to the hill where they are.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Finn asks Oisin to loosen the three kings, but Oisin refuses because Diarmuid
put bonds on him not to loosen anyone Diarmuid would bind.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Finn asks Osgar to loosen the kings; Osgar refuses and says he would rather
put more bonds on them.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Conan and Lugaidh's Son also refuse to help the bound kings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The three kings die under the hardness of their bonds.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Finn makes three wide-sodded graves, places a flag-stone and another raised
stone over them, has the kings' names written in branching Ogham, and returns
heavy-hearted with his people to Almhuin of Leinster.
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description: The warrior who kills and scatters the strangers, defeats the three
deadly hounds, and has bound the three kings.
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- ev:1
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name_or_label: Finn
description: The leader who receives the report, goes to the hill, asks others to
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- ev:2
- ev:3
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name_or_label: Three Kings of the Green Champions
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- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
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name_or_label: Oisin
description: Finn asks him to loosen the three kings, but he refuses because of
Diarmuid's bonds on him.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Osgar
description: Finn asks him to loosen the three kings, but he refuses and says he
would rather add more bonds.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Conan
description: One of those who will not help loosen the bound kings.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Lugaidh's Son
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
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name_or_label: Three deadly hounds
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evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Strangers, men, and messengers opposed by Diarmuid
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from carrying news, apart from the surviving woman-messenger.
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Finn's men and people
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evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
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- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: surviving messenger
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- ev:1
- ev:2
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label: leader, recipient of news, and mourner
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basis: Finn receives the report, leads men to the hill, asks others to loosen the
kings, and buries them heavy-hearted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: bound royal victims
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- fig:4
basis: The three kings are bound by Diarmuid, not released, die in their bonds,
and receive graves.
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- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: refusers of release
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- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
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- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: defeated opponents or beasts
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- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: The hounds are said to have fallen by Diarmuid, and the strangers or messengers
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- ev:1
- ev:2
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label: followers of Finn
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- ev:3
- ev:5
symbols:
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label: Black Mountain
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- fig:2
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- mountain
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- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Waters as escape place
literal_form: The passage mentions getting away under the waters.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Bonds
literal_form: The restraints placed by Diarmuid on the three kings; their hardness
causes the kings' deaths.
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- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
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label: Three graves and stones
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over them.
associated_figures:
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- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Branching Ogham inscription
literal_form: The names of the buried kings are written in branching Ogham.
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evidence_refs:
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label: Diarmuid's rout of the strangers
summary: Diarmuid pursues, kills, and scatters his opponents, leaving only the Woman-messenger
of the Black Mountain to carry news.
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- fig:1
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- fig:10
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label: The messenger reports to Finn
summary: The Woman-messenger reaches Finn in distress and tells him of Diarmuid's
destruction, including the fall of the three deadly hounds, but cannot say where
Diarmuid went.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:9
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Refusal to loosen the bound kings
summary: Finn and his men reach the hill where the three Kings of the Green Champions
are bound. Oisin, Osgar, Conan, and Lugaidh's Son do not release them, and the
kings die in their bonds.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
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- fig:7
- fig:8
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symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Burial of the three kings
summary: Finn buries the three kings in wide-sodded graves, marks them with stones
and Ogham names, and returns heavy-hearted to Almhuin of Leinster with his people.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
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label: Lone messenger after a rout
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Diarmuid kills and scatters the opponents, the Woman-messenger of the
Black Mountain is the only remaining figure able to report the news to Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents this as a narrative outcome, not as an explicitly
named traditional motif.
- id: motif:2
label: Bound defeated kings die unreleased
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The three Kings of the Green Champions are found bound by Diarmuid, no one
will loosen them, and they die under the hardness of the bonds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No broader symbolic or ritual meaning is stated in the passage.
- id: motif:3
label: Refusal to undo another hero's binding
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Oisin refuses because Diarmuid has bound him not to loosen anyone Diarmuid
binds, while Osgar and others also refuse to help.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The reason for Conan's and Lugaidh's Son's refusal is not expanded in
the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Commemorative burial with inscribed stones
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Finn makes three graves, places stones over them, and has the kings' names
written in branching Ogham.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes the burial and memorial but gives no explicit ritual
explanation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12021-12026
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid follows the opponents, killing and scattering them; only
the Woman-messenger of the Black Mountain remains to tell the news, unless others
escaped into forests, earth, or waters.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 12027-12036
quote_or_summary: The Woman-messenger reaches Finn in distress, reports Diarmuid's
destruction and the fall of the three deadly hounds, says she barely escaped,
and does not know where Diarmuid went.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 12037-12047
quote_or_summary: Finn hears that the Kings of the Green Champions are bound by
Diarmuid, goes to the hill, and asks Oisin and Osgar to loosen them; Oisin and
Osgar refuse, and Conan and Lugaidh's Son also will not help.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: 12047-12048
quote_or_summary: '"the three kings died under the hardness of the bonds that were
on them."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 12049-12052
quote_or_summary: Finn makes three wide-sodded graves, sets stones over them, has
the names written in branching Ogham, and returns heavy-hearted with his people
to Almhuin of Leinster.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The extraction is based directly on the supplied passage. Motif labels are
descriptive and not externally compared. No comparison claims are made because
the passage itself does not establish a cross-textual or historical 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'
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