batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12435-l12549
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12435-l12549
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER II. THE PURSUIT / CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV.
THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER V. THE QUARREL; lines 12435-12549
start: '12435'
end: '12549'
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 and Osgar reach Angus and Grania at Brugh na Boinne. Diarmuid
and Grania then shelter in a sea cave, where Ciach of the Fomor arrives in a currach
during a storm, plays chess with Diarmuid, and claims Grania as his winnings.
Diarmuid attacks Ciach; Grania wounds Diarmuid in the thigh with a knife, and
Diarmuid kills Ciach and runs away. Grania follows and pleads with Diarmuid, who
reproaches her for causing his exile from Finn, his people, and the Fianna. At
another cave beside running water, Grania discovers the knife still in Diarmuid's
thigh and removes it. The next day Diarmuid leaves broken bread rather than his
usual unbroken bread as a sign to Finn.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Osgar and Diarmuid arrive unwounded at Brugh na Boinne, where Angus and Grania
welcome them, and Diarmuid tells the whole story.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Diarmuid and Grania stop for a while in a cave near the sea.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: During a storm, Ciach of the Fomor comes over the western ocean in a two-oared
currach and draws it into the cave for shelter.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Diarmuid welcomes Ciach, and they sit down to play chess.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: After winning the game, Ciach asks for Grania to be his wife and puts his
arms around her as if to take her away.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Grania says she has long been travelling with Diarmuid, described as the third
best man of the Fianna, and that he had never come as near to her as Ciach has.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Diarmuid takes his sword to kill Ciach; Grania, angered by this, strikes a
knife into Diarmuid's thigh.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Diarmuid kills Ciach, says nothing to Grania, and runs away through the storm.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Grania follows Diarmuid through the night and asks forgiveness, while Diarmuid
reproaches her for the losses he says came through her love.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: At a cave with water running by it, Grania asks for a knife to cut bread and
meat, then discovers and removes the knife from Diarmuid's thigh.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Diarmuid leaves broken bread the next day, unlike the unbroken bread he had
left on other days as a sign to Finn that he had kept faith with him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: A man travelling with Grania; called Grandson of Duibhne and described
by Grania as having a love-spot on his forehead; he kills Ciach, is wounded in
the thigh by Grania, reproaches her, and later leaves broken bread.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Grania
description: Daughter of the High King, travelling with Diarmuid; she wounds Diarmuid
with a knife, follows him, asks forgiveness, praises him, and removes the knife
from his thigh.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Osgar
description: Companion of Diarmuid at the beginning of the passage, arriving unwounded
at Brugh na Boinne.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Angus
description: Present with Grania at Brugh na Boinne and gives a good welcome to
Osgar and Diarmuid.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ciach, the Fierce One
description: A man of the Fomor who arrives from the western ocean in a currach,
plays chess with Diarmuid, claims Grania as winnings, and is killed by Diarmuid.
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- role:8
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Finn / the Head of the Fianna
description: The absent leader of the Fianna; Diarmuid says Grania parted him from
Finn, and the unbroken bread had been left as a sign to Finn of kept faith.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Heron
description: A heron whose cry is heard at daybreak; Diarmuid says it cried because
it was frozen to the rocks.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: fugitive pair
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Diarmuid and Grania travel and shelter together after leaving Brugh na Boinne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: wounded and reproaching lover
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Grania wounds Diarmuid in the thigh, and he later reproaches her for the
losses brought by her love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: pleading beloved
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Grania follows Diarmuid, asks forgiveness, asks him not to leave her, and
asks him to take her as before.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: unwounded companion
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Osgar arrives with Diarmuid without cut or wound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: welcoming host
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Angus is present at Brugh na Boinne where a good welcome is given to Osgar
and Diarmuid.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: killer of the Fomor challenger
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Diarmuid makes an end of Ciach after Grania wounds him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: wound-giver and wound-remover
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Grania strikes the knife into Diarmuid's thigh and later draws it out.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: Fomor sea-arrival
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ciach, a man of the Fomor, comes over the western ocean in a currach during
the storm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: chess-winner claiming a wife
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Ciach wins at chess and asks for Grania to be his wife as winnings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: absent lord and rival claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Diarmuid identifies Finn as the lord from whose house he was brought away,
and contrasts Grania's choice between himself and the Head of the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: role:11
label: crying bird in the dawn episode
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The heron's cry is heard at daybreak and explained by Diarmuid as caused
by freezing to the rocks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea cave refuge
literal_form: A cave near the sea where Diarmuid and Grania shelter and where Ciach
brings his currach during the storm.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: storm and western ocean arrival
literal_form: A great storm and Ciach's arrival over the western ocean in a two-oared
currach.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: chess game
literal_form: A chess game between Diarmuid and Ciach, after which Ciach claims
Grania as winnings.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: knife in the thigh
literal_form: The knife Grania strikes into Diarmuid's thigh and later draws out.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: frozen heron
literal_form: A heron crying because it was frozen to the rocks.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: tree comparison for beauty and love
literal_form: Diarmuid compares Grania's beauty to a green tree under blossom; Grania
compares her growing love to fresh branches of a tree.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:7
label: cave with running water
literal_form: A cave with water running by it where Diarmuid and Grania stop to
rest.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: unbroken and broken bread
literal_form: Bread left unbroken on other days as a sign to Finn of kept faith,
but left broken on this day.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:9
label: love-spot on the forehead
literal_form: The love-spot on Diarmuid's forehead, praised by Grania as better
than honey in streams.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Arrival at Brugh na Boinne
summary: Osgar and Diarmuid arrive unwounded at Brugh na Boinne, where Angus and
Grania welcome them and Diarmuid recounts what happened.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Sea-cave shelter and chess wager
summary: Diarmuid and Grania shelter in a sea cave during a storm. Ciach arrives
by currach, is welcomed, plays chess with Diarmuid, wins, and claims Grania as
his wife.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Wounding and killing in the cave
summary: Diarmuid moves to kill Ciach; Grania wounds Diarmuid in the thigh with
a knife. Diarmuid kills Ciach and runs away through the storm.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Pursuit, heron, and quarrel
summary: Grania follows Diarmuid until daybreak. After hearing a heron cry, she
asks about it and asks forgiveness; Diarmuid reproaches her for causing his exile
and losses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Second cave, knife removal, and bread sign
summary: At a cave with water running by it, Grania asks for a knife to cut food
and discovers the knife still in Diarmuid's thigh. She removes it. The next day
Diarmuid leaves broken bread rather than unbroken bread as his previous sign to
Finn.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sea-arriving challenger claims the beloved as winnings
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Ciach arrives from the western ocean, wins at chess, asks for Grania as his
wife, and physically takes hold of her as if to bring her away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents an attempted claim and seizure, not a completed abduction.
- id: motif:2
label: beloved wounds the hero during a quarrel
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Grania becomes angry when Diarmuid moves to kill Ciach and strikes a knife
into Diarmuid's thigh.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No broader taxonomy reference is assigned from the available list.
- id: motif:3
label: lover's lament for exile and lost kin
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Diarmuid says Grania brought him away from his lord's house and caused him
to lose his people, country, kin, honour, and the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage looks back on a prior departure rather than narrating the
original leaving.
- id: motif:4
label: plea for reconciliation after betrayal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Grania asks forgiveness, asks Diarmuid not to leave her, and asks him to
take her again as before; Diarmuid refuses and reproaches her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: This is a relational narrative pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif
in the supplied list.
- id: motif:5
label: concealed wound revealed by requested tool
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid leaves the knife in his thigh; when Grania asks for a knife to cut
food, he tells her to look where she put it, and she removes it from the wound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No comparison beyond the passage is asserted.
- id: motif:6
label: altered food token signals changed fidelity status
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid had previously left unbroken bread as a sign to Finn that he had
kept faith, but after this episode leaves broken bread.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The exact meaning of the broken bread is not explicitly explained beyond
contrast with the earlier sign.
- id: motif:7
label: cave refuge during flight and danger
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diarmuid and Grania shelter in caves during their travels, first near the
sea during a storm and later beside running water.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The available motif-family taxonomy includes no cave-refuge motif; cave
is only available as a symbol reference.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12435-12440
quote_or_summary: Osgar and Diarmuid arrive unwounded at Brugh na Boinne, are welcomed
by Angus and Grania, and Diarmuid tells the whole story.
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: 12441-12448
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid and Grania stop in a cave near the sea; during a storm
Ciach of the Fomor comes over the western ocean in a two-oared currach and brings
it into the cave for shelter.
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: 12448-12452
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid welcomes Ciach; they play chess; Ciach wins and asks
that Grania be his wife, putting his arms around her as if to take her away.
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: quote
locator: 12452-12454
quote_or_summary: Grania says she has long gone with "the third best man of the
Fianna" and that he never came so near to her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 12456-12461
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid takes his sword to kill Ciach; Grania strikes a knife
into Diarmuid's thigh; Diarmuid kills the Fomor and runs away through the storm
without speaking to Grania.
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: 12462-12470
quote_or_summary: Grania follows Diarmuid until daybreak; they hear a heron, and
Diarmuid says it cried because it was frozen to the rocks; Grania asks forgiveness.
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: 12470-12496
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid reproaches Grania, saying she brought him away from his
lord's house and caused him to lose his people, country, kin, ships, treasure,
quietness, honour, the Fianna, and Finn.
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: 12498-12517
quote_or_summary: Grania praises Diarmuid's voice, blue eye, love-spot, beauty,
and hands; she admits the fault was hers and asks him to promise not to leave
her. Diarmuid refuses, saying she gave up Finn and then himself.
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: 12518-12542
quote_or_summary: Grania asks Diarmuid not to leave her, comparing her growing love
to fresh branches of a tree; he reproaches her for striking him for the Fomor's
sake. At a cave with running water, she asks for a knife to cut food and discovers
it still in Diarmuid's thigh, then draws it out.
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: 12545-12549
quote_or_summary: After staying in the cave, Diarmuid leaves broken bread the next
day instead of the unbroken bread he had left on other days as a sign to Finn
that he had kept faith with him.
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: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels are descriptive;
taxonomy mappings are limited to the supplied available references and are cautious
where the passage supports only an attempted or retrospective pattern.
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 itself does not provide an explicit comparative frame beyond its own Fianna and Fomor references.
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