Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15905-l16068

batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15905-l16068

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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l15905-l16068
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
  label: THE EVER-LIVING LIVING ONES / PART TWO. THE FIANNA / IV. THE PRONUNCIATION
    / V. THE PLACE NAMES; lines 15905-16068
  start: '15905'
  end: '16068'
  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 place-name glossary maps Irish names used in the work to modern or geographic
    locations, including rivers, lakes, mountains, hills, islands, counties, and battle-associated
    sites.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage is headed as a section on place names and consists of entries
    pairing names with geographic identifications.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: The list includes many water features, including rivers, lochs, waves, bays,
    and coastal inlets.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: The list includes many upland or mountain features, including hills, cnocs,
    beinns, and slieves.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: One entry identifies Magh Tuireadh with Moytura near Sligo as the scene of
    a great battle and Moytura near Cong as the scene of a first battle.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:5
  text: The list includes island and offshore locations, including Tory Island, Muckinish,
    and islands in Clew Bay.
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
figures: []
roles: []
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: Water places
  literal_form: Rivers, lochs, waves, bays, and coastal waters named in the glossary
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs:
  - water
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: sym:2
  label: Mountain and hill places
  literal_form: Mountains, hills, cnocs, beinns, paps, and slieves named in the glossary
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs:
  - mountain
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: sym:3
  label: Battle-place name
  literal_form: Magh Tuireadh / Moytura identified as battle scenes
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: sym:4
  label: Island and offshore places
  literal_form: Island of Toraig, Muc-inis, and the Islands of Mod
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Place-name catalogue
  summary: The passage catalogues Irish place names and identifies their corresponding
    modern locations or geographic descriptions.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:5
- id: scene:2
  label: Magh Tuireadh as battle landscape
  summary: Within the glossary, Magh Tuireadh is identified with Moytura near Sligo
    and Moytura near Cong, with the entries noting battle associations.
  figure_refs: []
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: Mythic geography preserved in place-name catalogue
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The passage maps names from the narrative tradition onto specific Irish landscapes
    and includes at least one site identified by battle associations.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This is a glossary rather than a narrative episode; the motif label describes
    a place-name pattern, not an enacted mythic event.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 15905-16068
  quote_or_summary: The section titled “V. THE PLACE NAMES” lists Irish place names
    and gives corresponding modern or geographic identifications.
  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: lines 15905-16068; entries including Banna, Boinn, Loch Eirne, Sionnan,
    Cliodna's Wave, Wave of Rudraighe
  quote_or_summary: Several entries identify named waters such as rivers, lochs, waves,
    and bays.
  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: lines 15905-16068; entries including Beinn Gulbain, Cnoc Aine, Hill of
    Uisnech, Paps of Dana, Slieve Echtge, Slieve Mis
  quote_or_summary: Several entries identify named uplands, hills, and mountains.
  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: lines 15905-16068; entry for Magh Tuireadh
  quote_or_summary: "“Magh Tuireadh Moytura near Sligo, scene of great battle, and
    Moytura, near Cong, scene of first battle.”"
  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: lines 15905-16068; entries including Island of Toraig, Muc-inis, The Islands
    of Mod
  quote_or_summary: The glossary includes island and offshore locations such as Tory
    Island, Muckinish, and islands in Clew Bay.
  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: The literal extraction is straightforward because the passage is a glossary.
    Motif extraction is limited because there is no narrative action, only place-name
    mapping and brief battle-site notes.
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 figures or roles were extracted because the passage does not describe characters or actions beyond place-name identifications.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l15905-l16068
  passage_sha256=71e0e83b98d366ff81e196b8de09128c76cc9ef448e192ff552ba670587c41e4