Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l582-l600

batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l582-l600

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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l582-l600
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
  label: Book V. The Fate of The Children of Lir / PART II. THE FIANNA / Book III.
    The Battle of the White Strand / Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments; lines 582-600
  start: '582'
  end: '600'
  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 table-of-contents segment names Book IV, “Huntings and Enchantments,”
    lists fifteen chapter titles, and then gives the next heading, “Book V. Oisin's
    Children.”
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage is a contents listing headed “Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments.”
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Fifteen chapters are listed under Book IV.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: 'Two chapter titles name caves: “The Cave of Ceiscoran” and “The Cave of Cruachan.”'
  category: setting
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: Several chapter titles identify named or described figures, including the
    King of Britain's Son, Donn son of Midhir, Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh, Finn, the Red
    Woman, Angus, and Oisin's Children.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
  - ev:6
- id: obs:5
  text: Some chapter titles name unusual beings or apparitions, including Cat-Heads
    and Dog-Heads, the Shadowy One, and phantoms.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:6
  text: Other chapter titles name events or conditions such as a wedding, Finn's madness,
    and a hunt.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: The King of Britain's Son
  description: A chapter-title figure identified by relationship to the King of Britain.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Donn, Son of Midhir
  description: A chapter-title figure identified as Donn, son of Midhir.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Cuanna
  description: Named in the possessive chapter title “The Hospitality of Cuanna's
    House.”
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh
  description: A named chapter-title figure associated with Ess Ruadh.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Finn
  description: Named in chapter titles concerning madness and phantoms.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
  - ev:8
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: The Red Woman
  description: A descriptive chapter-title figure.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Angus
  description: Named in the chapter title “The Pigs of Angus.”
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Oisin's Children
  description: Named in the heading “Book V. Oisin's Children.”
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:9
  name_or_label: Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads
  description: Collective descriptive beings named in a chapter title.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:10
  name_or_label: The Shadowy One
  description: A descriptive chapter-title figure.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:11
  name_or_label: Phantoms
  description: Apparitions named in the chapter title “Finn and the Phantoms.”
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: son
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  basis: The chapter titles identify these figures by filial relationship.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: role:2
  label: house-associated named person
  assigned_to:
  - fig:3
  basis: Cuanna is named through the possessive phrase “Cuanna's House.”
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: role:3
  label: chapter-title figure
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  - fig:9
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  basis: These figures or beings are named in Book IV chapter titles without further
    narrative detail in this passage.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  - ev:6
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
- id: role:4
  label: children
  assigned_to:
  - fig:8
  basis: The heading names “Oisin's Children.”
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: cave
  literal_form: The Cave of Ceiscoran; The Cave of Cruachan
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs:
  - cave
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: sym:2
  label: head
  literal_form: Lomna's Head
  associated_figures: []
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: sym:3
  label: animal-headed beings
  literal_form: Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads
  associated_figures:
  - fig:9
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: sym:4
  label: pigs
  literal_form: The Pigs of Angus
  associated_figures:
  - fig:7
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Book IV contents list
  summary: The passage lists the heading and fifteen chapter titles for Book IV, “Huntings
    and Enchantments.”
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:3
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  - fig:9
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  - sym:3
  - sym:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
- id: scene:2
  label: Transition to Book V
  summary: After the Book IV chapter list, the next heading is “Book V. Oisin's Children.”
  figure_refs:
  - fig:8
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: cave episodes
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: Two chapter titles under Book IV explicitly name caves as the focus of episodes.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage is only a table of contents and gives no narrative action
    inside the caves.
- id: motif:2
  label: huntings and enchantments
  taxonomy_refs:
  - mystical_quest
  basis: The Book IV heading pairs hunting with enchantment, and the chapter list
    includes titles involving phantoms, a shadowy figure, madness, and a hunt.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:7
  - ev:8
  confidence: low
  cautions: The taxonomy link is tentative because the passage provides headings only,
    not a narrated quest pattern.
- id: motif:3
  label: encounter with apparitions
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: Chapter titles name “The Shadowy One” and “Finn and the Phantoms.”
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
  confidence: low
  cautions: The passage does not describe the encounters or their function.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“Book IV. Huntings and Enchantments”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: The contents list gives fifteen chapter numbers under Book IV.
  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: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“The Cave of Ceiscoran”; “The Cave of Cruachan”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:4
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“The King of Britain's Son”; “Donn, Son of Midhir”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:5
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“The Hospitality of Cuanna's House”; “Ilbrec of Ess Ruadh”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:6
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“The Red Woman”; “The Pigs of Angus”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:7
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“Cat-Heads and Dog-Heads”; “The Shadowy One”; “Finn and the Phantoms”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:8
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“The Wedding at Ceann Slieve”; “Finn's Madness”; “The Hunt of
    Slieve Cuilinn”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpts used.
- id: ev:9
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“Book V. Oisin's Children”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:10
  type: quote
  locator: lines 582-600
  quote_or_summary: "“Lomna's Head”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: low
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: The passage is a table of contents rather than narrative prose, so extraction
    is limited to headings, named figures, literal objects/settings, and tentative
    motif candidates.
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 made because the passage itself does not support cross-text or cross-tradition comparison.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l582-l600
  passage_sha256=d57b17e3556adf90bcbd5824d114c13430a9497e98550ad1fdf5d11feb5d865d