batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12677-l12685
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l12677-l12685
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER III. THE GREEN CHAMPIONS / CHAPTER IV. THE WOOD OF DUBHROS / CHAPTER
V. THE QUARREL / CHAPTER VI. THE WANDERERS; lines 12677-12685
start: '12677'
end: '12685'
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 Grania go outside and see Finn and the Fianna approaching.
Diarmuid finds a small boat in the harbour, where a richly dressed man is waiting.
They recognize him as Angus, who has come again to help them escape from Finn,
and they go with him for a time to Brugh na Boinne, where Osgar joins them.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Diarmuid and Grania go outside together.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Finn and the Fianna of Ireland are seen coming toward Diarmuid and Grania.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Diarmuid sees a little boat in the shelter of the harbour, and he and Grania
enter it.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A man in the boat is described as wearing beautiful clothes and a wide embroidered
golden-yellow cloak.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Diarmuid and Grania recognize the man in the boat as Angus.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Angus has come again to help Diarmuid and Grania escape from Finn.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Diarmuid and Grania go back with Angus for a while to Brugh na Boinne.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Osgar comes to them at Brugh na Boinne.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Diarmuid
description: One of the two people escaping; he sees the boat and enters it with
Grania.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Grania
description: Companion of Diarmuid; she goes outside and enters the boat with him.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Finn
description: Figure from whom Diarmuid and Grania are escaping; he is seen approaching
with the Fianna of Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Fianna of Ireland
description: Group accompanying Finn and coming toward Diarmuid and Grania.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Angus
description: A man waiting in the boat, richly dressed with an embroidered golden-yellow
cloak, recognized by Diarmuid and Grania as Angus, who helps them escape.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Osgar
description: A figure who comes to Diarmuid, Grania, and Angus at Brugh na Boinne.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: escaping pair
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Diarmuid and Grania enter the boat and are helped by Angus to escape from
Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: approaching pursuers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: Finn and the Fianna are seen coming toward Diarmuid and Grania, and Angus
helps them escape from Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: escape helper
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Angus is explicitly said to have come again to help Diarmuid and Grania escape
from Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: arrival at refuge
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Osgar comes to the group at Brugh na Boinne after their escape with Angus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: little boat in harbour
literal_form: A little boat at hand in the shelter of the harbour.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: embroidered golden-yellow cloak
literal_form: A wide embroidered golden-yellow cloak over the shoulders of the man
in the boat.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Brugh na Boinne
literal_form: The place to which Diarmuid and Grania go back with Angus for a while.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes:
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label: Pursuers approach
summary: After going outside, Diarmuid and Grania see Finn and the Fianna of Ireland
coming toward them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Escape by harbour boat
summary: Diarmuid finds a little boat in the harbour and enters it with Grania;
they find Angus waiting there and recognize him as their helper.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Retreat to Brugh na Boinne
summary: Angus takes Diarmuid and Grania back for a while to Brugh na Boinne, and
Osgar comes to them there.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: flight from pursuer aided by helper
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Diarmuid and Grania flee Finn by entering a harbour boat where Angus is waiting
to help them escape.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage supports an escape or departure pattern, but does not provide
broader context for why the pursuit occurs.
- id: motif:2
label: safe passage by boat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The escape depends on the immediate discovery of a little boat in the harbour
and the presence of Angus in it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The boat functions as the means of escape in this passage; no explicit
symbolic meaning is stated.
- id: motif:3
label: refuge at named dwelling
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After the escape, Diarmuid and Grania go with Angus for a while to Brugh
na Boinne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe Brugh na Boinne beyond naming it as their
destination.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 12677-12679
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid and Grania go outside and see Finn and the Fianna of
Ireland coming toward them.
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: 12679-12681
quote_or_summary: Diarmuid sees a little boat in the shelter of the harbour, and
he and Grania enter it.
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: 12681-12684
quote_or_summary: A richly dressed man with a wide embroidered golden-yellow cloak
is in the boat; Diarmuid and Grania recognize him as Angus, who has come again
to help them escape from Finn, and they go with him to Brugh na Boinne for a while.
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: '12685'
quote_or_summary: Osgar comes to them at Brugh na Boinne.
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 extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif labels
are limited to passage-level patterns and require human review for alignment with
broader taxonomy.
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 explicitly support a comparison to another text, tradition, or motif family beyond local motif candidates.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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