batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l3314-l3340
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l3314-l3340
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER II. THE DAGDA / CHAPTER III. ANGUS OG / CHAPTER IV. THE MORRIGU /
CHAPTER V. AINE; lines 3314-3340
start: '3314'
end: '3340'
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: 'The passage describes Aine, variantly identified as Manannan''s daughter
or as the Morrigu, her dangerous stone Cathair Aine, her associations with disordered
wits, mad dogs, cures, poetry, music, and love. It then recounts her revenge on
Oilioll Oluim after he killed her brother: she creates an enchanted yew by a river
with a little harp-player inside it; quarrels over the harper and tree lead to
a judgment, a battle, and the deaths of Oilioll and his seven sons.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: 'Aine is described with variant identifications: some say she was Manannan''s
daughter, while others say she was the Morrigu herself.'
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A stone called Cathair Aine belonged to Aine.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Sitting on Cathair Aine put a person in danger of losing their wits; sitting
on it three times would make the loss permanent.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: People whose wits were astray and mad dogs were said to come to the stone,
after which the dogs went into the sea to Aine's place there.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Herb-curers said Aine had power over the whole body.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Aine gave gifts of poetry and music, and often gave her love to men.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Aine was called the Leanan Sidhe, the Sweet-heart of the Sidhe.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The passage says it was unsafe to offend Aine because she was revengeful.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Oilioll Oluim, a king of Ireland, killed Aine's brother.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Aine created a great yew-tree by enchantment beside the river Maigh in Luimnech
and placed a little man in it playing harp music.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Oilioll's son and his step-brother saw the tree and heard the music while
passing the river.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: The two men quarrelled over the little harper and then over the tree.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Oilioll judged in favor of his own son.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Bad feeling about Oilioll's judgment led to the battle of Magh Mucruimhe,
where Oilioll and his seven sons were killed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:15
text: The passage presents those deaths as Aine's revenge.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Aine
description: Female supernatural figure associated with Cathair Aine, bodily power,
gifts of poetry and music, love, and revenge.
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- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Manannan
description: Named as Aine's father in one version reported by the passage.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the Morrigu
description: Named as a figure with whom Aine is identified in another version reported
by the passage.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: people whose wits were astray
description: People said to make their way to Cathair Aine.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: mad dogs
description: Dogs said to come from all parts of the country, gather around Cathair
Aine, and then go into the sea to Aine's place.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: herb-curers
description: People who said Aine had power over the whole body.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: men loved by Aine
description: Men to whom Aine often gave her love.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Oilioll Oluim
description: A king of Ireland who killed Aine's brother, judged in favor of his
own son, and was killed at Magh Mucruimhe.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Aine's brother
description: Aine's brother, killed by Oilioll Oluim.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: little harper in the yew-tree
description: A little man placed in the enchanted yew-tree, playing sweet music
on a harp.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Oilioll's son
description: Oilioll's son, who saw the enchanted yew-tree and harper, quarrelled
with his step-brother, and received Oilioll's favorable judgment.
role_refs:
- role:16
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Oilioll's son's step-brother
description: The step-brother who accompanied Oilioll's son, saw the enchanted yew-tree
and harper, and quarrelled over them.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Oilioll's seven sons
description: Oilioll's seven sons, killed at the battle of Magh Mucruimhe.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: central supernatural female figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage centers Aine and gives her supernatural powers, a dangerous stone,
and enchantment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: giver of poetry, music, and love
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says Aine gave gifts of poetry and music and often gave her love
to men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: revenge agent
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After Oilioll killed her brother, Aine creates the conditions leading to
his and his sons' deaths, which the passage calls her revenge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: possible daughter or identity of another figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Aine is said by some to be Manannan's daughter and by others to be the Morrigu
herself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: reported father of Aine
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Some said Aine was a daughter of Manannan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: reported alternate identity of Aine
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Some said Aine was the Morrigu herself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: drawn to Cathair Aine
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The passage says people with disordered wits and mad dogs would come to or
gather around the stone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: testifiers to Aine's bodily power
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Herb-curers said Aine had power over the whole body.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: recipients of Aine's love
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Aine often gave her love to men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: king of Ireland
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Oilioll Oluim is identified as a king of Ireland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: killer of Aine's brother
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The passage says Oilioll killed Aine's brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: partial judge
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Oilioll gave judgment for his own son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:13
label: battle victims
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:13
basis: Oilioll and his seven sons were killed at Magh Mucruimhe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:14
label: slain kinsman
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Aine's brother was killed by Oilioll.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:15
label: enchanted musician
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Aine put a little man in the yew-tree, where he played sweet music on a harp.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:16
label: rivals over enchanted objects
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: They quarrelled over the little harper and then over the tree.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:17
label: favored son
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Oilioll gave judgment in favor of his own son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Cathair Aine
literal_form: stone belonging to Aine
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- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: loss of wits
literal_form: madness or disordered wits associated with sitting on the stone
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: sea-place of Aine
literal_form: the sea to which mad dogs go after gathering around the stone
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: gifts of poetry and music
literal_form: poetry and music given by Aine
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: enchanted yew-tree
literal_form: great yew-tree made by enchantment beside the river Maigh
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: harp music from the tree
literal_form: sweet music played on a harp by a little man in the yew-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: river Maigh
literal_form: river beside which Aine creates the enchanted yew-tree
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Aine's identities and dangerous stone
summary: Aine is introduced through variant identifications and through Cathair
Aine, a stone whose repeated sitting causes loss of wits and attracts people with
disordered minds and mad dogs.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Aine's bodily, poetic, musical, and erotic powers
summary: Herb-curers credit Aine with power over the whole body; she gives poetry,
music, and love, and is called the Leanan Sidhe.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Aine's revenge begins with an enchanted yew
summary: After Oilioll kills Aine's brother, Aine creates an enchanted yew-tree
beside the river Maigh and places a little harp-player inside it.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Quarrel, judgment, battle, and revenge
summary: Oilioll's son and step-brother see the enchanted tree and hear the music,
quarrel over the harper and tree, seek Oilioll's judgment, and Oilioll's partial
judgment leads to the battle of Magh Mucruimhe, where he and his seven sons die.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: dangerous sacred stone causing madness
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Cathair Aine is a stone belonging to Aine; sitting on it threatens loss of
wits, and sitting three times causes permanent loss.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly names a madness-causing stone
motif.
- id: motif:2
label: supernatural female giver of poetry, music, and love
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Aine gives poetry and music, gives her love to men, and is called the Leanan
Sidhe, the Sweet-heart of the Sidhe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy label 'divine_beloved' fits the lover aspect, but the passage
also emphasizes artistic gifts and bodily power.
- id: motif:3
label: revenge through enchanted object and provoked conflict
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Aine avenges her brother by creating an enchanted yew-tree with a harper
inside; quarrels and a partial judgment lead to battle and deaths.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly covers revenge by enchanted lure.
- id: motif:4
label: enchanted tree with hidden musician
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Aine makes a great yew-tree by enchantment and puts a little harp-playing
man in it; the tree and musician become objects of quarrel.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: Although the tree symbol is supported, the passage does not present the
yew as a world tree or axis.
- id: motif:5
label: partial royal judgment leading to catastrophe
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Oilioll, a king, judges in favor of his own son; resentment over that judgment
leads to a battle in which Oilioll and his seven sons die.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns a king's judgment and its consequences, but does
not explicitly frame the event as royal legitimation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 3314-3317
quote_or_summary: 'Aine is introduced: some said she was Manannan''s daughter, and
some said she was the Morrigu herself.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: 3317-3320
quote_or_summary: A stone belonging to Aine was called Cathair Aine; anyone sitting
on it risked losing their wits, and anyone sitting on it three times would lose
them forever.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 3320-3324
quote_or_summary: People whose wits were astray came to the stone; mad dogs came
from all parts, flocked around it, and then went into the sea to Aine's place.
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: 3324-3328
quote_or_summary: Herb-curers said Aine had power over the whole body; she gave
gifts of poetry and music, often gave her love to men, and was called the Leanan
Sidhe, the Sweet-heart of the Sidhe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 3330-3332
quote_or_summary: The passage says it was unsafe to offend Aine because she was
revengeful; Oilioll Oluim, a king of Ireland, once killed her brother.
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: quote
locator: 3332-3335
quote_or_summary: Aine made a great yew-tree by enchantment beside the river Maigh
in Luimnech and put a little man in it playing sweet harp music.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 3335-3338
quote_or_summary: Oilioll's son and his step-brother passed the river, saw the tree,
heard the music, and quarrelled first over the harper and then over the tree.
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: 3338-3340
quote_or_summary: They asked Oilioll for judgment; he ruled for his own son, and
bad feeling over that judgment led to the battle of Magh Mucruimhe, where Oilioll
and his seven sons were killed, giving Aine her revenge.
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 well supported by the passage. Motif labels are candidate-level
and should be reviewed, especially taxonomy alignment for divine_beloved and royal_legitimacy.
No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not make an explicit
comparative claim.
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: |-
All claims are based only on the supplied passage and metadata.
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