batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l4889-l4898
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l4889-l4898
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XI. HIS THREE CALLS TO CORMAC / CHAPTER XII. CLIODNA'S WAVE / CHAPTER
XIII. HIS CALL TO CONNLA / CHAPTER XIV. TADG IN MANANNAN'S ISLANDS; lines 4889-4898
start: '4889'
end: '4898'
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: Birds lead the travelers to Fresen while they sleep through the voyage.
They defeat the foreigners, and Tadg kills King Cathmann. Liban, Tadg's wife,
comes gladly to meet him. After resting, Tadg, Liban, his two brothers, and many
treasures sail back and reach Ireland safely.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Birds lead the travelers to the country of Fresen, and they remain in deep
sleep during the whole voyage.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The travelers attack the foreigners and overcome them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Tadg kills Cathmann, who is identified as the king, after a hard fight.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Liban is identified as Tadg's wife and comes gladly to meet her husband and
sweetheart.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: After resting, Tadg, Liban, Tadg's two brothers, and many treasures go to
sea again and return safely to Ireland.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Tadg
description: A man who kills King Cathmann, is met by his wife Liban, and returns
safely to Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Liban
description: Tadg's wife, who comes gladly to meet him and returns with him to Ireland.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Cathmann
description: The king killed by Tadg after a hard fight.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: foreigners
description: A collective group attacked and defeated by Tadg's party.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: birds
description: Birds that lead the travelers to Fresen.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Tadg's two brothers
description: Two brothers of Tadg who return by sea with Tadg, Liban, and treasures.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
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roles:
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label: victorious fighter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Tadg defeats the foreigners' king in combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The foreigners are attacked and defeated, and Cathmann is killed by Tadg.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Liban is described as Tadg's wife and comes to meet her husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: reunited wife
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Liban comes gladly to meet Tadg, her husband and sweetheart.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: returning sea-traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
basis: Tadg, Liban, and his two brothers face the sea again and come home to Ireland
safely.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: animal guides
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The birds lead the travelers to Fresen.
evidence_refs:
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label: guiding birds
literal_form: birds leading travelers
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sea voyage
literal_form: sea crossed on the outward and homeward journey
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: treasures carried home
literal_form: a great many treasures brought along on the return to Ireland
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: sleeping voyage
literal_form: deep sleep through the whole voyage
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Bird-guided voyage to Fresen
summary: The travelers are led by birds to Fresen while they sleep through the entire
voyage.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Defeat of the foreigners
summary: The travelers attack the foreigners, overcome them, and Tadg kills King
Cathmann after a hard fight.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Liban meets Tadg
summary: Liban, Tadg's wife, comes gladly to meet him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Safe return to Ireland
summary: After resting, Tadg, Liban, Tadg's two brothers, and many treasures travel
by sea and arrive home in Ireland safely.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: guided overseas journey
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The travelers reach Fresen by following birds across the voyage route.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the birds' nature or the means of travel
beyond their leading role.
- id: motif:2
label: sleep during magical or unusual voyage
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The travelers are in deep sleep through the whole voyage to Fresen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly call the sleep magical.
- id: motif:3
label: defeat of foreign king and reunion with wife
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Tadg defeats the foreigners, kills King Cathmann, and is then met gladly
by Liban, his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The excerpt does not state why Liban was in Fresen or whether she had
been abducted or detained.
- id: motif:4
label: safe return home with companions and treasures
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Tadg, Liban, his two brothers, and many treasures return safely to Ireland
after the conflict.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The broader narrative context is not included in this passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4889-4891
quote_or_summary: Birds lead the travelers to Fresen, and they are in deep sleep
for the whole voyage.
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 4891-4893
quote_or_summary: They attack and defeat the foreigners; Tadg kills Cathmann the
king after a hard fight.
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 4893-4895
quote_or_summary: Liban, Tadg's wife, promptly comes to meet her husband and sweetheart,
and is glad to see him.
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: lines 4897-4898
quote_or_summary: After resting, Tadg, Liban, Tadg's two brothers, and many treasures
face the sea and come home safely to Ireland.
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 events and figures are clear in the supplied passage. Motif labels
are limited to what the excerpt supports; 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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used; no broader narrative context was assumed.
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