batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15588-l15630
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15588-l15630
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: III. THE AUTHORITIES / PART ONE. BOOKS ONE, TWO, AND THREE / BOOK FOUR /
THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES; lines 15588-15630
start: '15588'
end: '15630'
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: A bibliographic authorities section for Book Four, headed “The Ever-Living
Living Ones,” lists separate story titles and the works or scholars used as sources
for them.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is an authorities list for separate stories in Book Four, not
a continuous narrative episode.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The listed story headings include “Midhir and Etain,” “Manannan at Play,”
“His Call to Bran,” and “His Three Calls to Cormac.”
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:3
text: The listed story headings include “Cliodna’s Wave” and “His Call to Connla.”
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:4
text: The listed story headings include “Tadg in the Islands,” “Laegaire in the
Happy Plain,” and “Fate of the Children of Lir.”
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:5
text: Several headings are followed by named authorities or source publications,
including O’Curry, Whitley Stokes, Nutt, S. Hayes O’Grady, Kuno Meyer, De Jubainville,
Windisch, and others.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Midhir
description: Named in the story heading “Midhir and Etain.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Etain
description: Named in the story heading “Midhir and Etain.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Manannan
description: Named in the story heading “Manannan at Play.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Bran
description: Named in the story heading “His Call to Bran.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Cormac
description: Named in the story heading “His Three Calls to Cormac.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Cliodna
description: Named possessively in the story heading “Cliodna’s Wave.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Connla
description: Named in the story heading “His Call to Connla.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Tadg
description: Named in the story heading “Tadg in the Islands.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Laegaire
description: Named in the story heading “Laegaire in the Happy Plain.”
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Children of Lir
description: Collective named in the story heading “Fate of the Children of Lir.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: named in story heading
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Each figure or collective appears in a listed story title.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: paired in story heading
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The heading joins Midhir and Etain with “and.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: figure associated with play in heading
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The heading is “Manannan at Play.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: figure addressed by a call in heading
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: The headings name Bran, Cormac, and Connla after “Call to” or “Calls to.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: possessive association with wave in heading
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The heading is “Cliodna’s Wave.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: figure located in named place in heading
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: The headings place Tadg “in the Islands” and Laegaire “in the Happy Plain.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: wave
literal_form: Cliodna’s Wave
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: islands
literal_form: the Islands
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: Happy Plain
literal_form: the Happy Plain
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: call to a named figure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: 'Three story headings use the form “Call to” or “Calls to” followed by named
figures: Bran, Cormac, and Connla.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The passage gives only story titles and source authorities; it does not
narrate the calls or identify who makes them within the quoted headings.
- id: motif:2
label: named figure in a special place
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: 'Two headings locate named figures in places: Tadg in the Islands and Laegaire
in the Happy Plain.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage supplies only titles; no actions, journey details, or nature
of the places are described.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 15588-15594
quote_or_summary: Book Four is headed “The Ever-Living Living Ones,” and the compiler
states that authorities are being given for separate stories.
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: 15595-15600
quote_or_summary: The story heading “Midhir and Etain” is followed by authorities
including O’Curry, Whitley Stokes, Nutt, De Jubainville, and Standish Hayes O’Grady.
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: 15602-15609
quote_or_summary: The headings “Manannan at Play,” “His Call to Bran,” and “His
Three Calls to Cormac” are followed by cited authorities.
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: 15611-15617
quote_or_summary: The headings “Cliodna’s Wave” and “His Call to Connla” are followed
by cited authorities.
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: 15619-15626
quote_or_summary: The headings “Tadg in the Islands” and “Laegaire in the Happy
Plain” are followed by cited authorities.
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: 15628-15630
quote_or_summary: The heading “Fate of the Children of Lir” is followed by O’Curry’s
Atlantis as authority.
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: low
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction of names and headings is straightforward. Motif candidates are
weak because the passage is bibliographic and contains titles only, without narrative
detail. No comparison claims are made.
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: |-
Bibliographic authorities and scholars were treated as source metadata within the passage rather than mythic figures.
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