batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l622-l645
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l622-l645
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: Book VIII. Cnoc-an-Air / Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna / Book X.
The End of the Fianna / Book XI. Oisin and Patrick; lines 622-645
start: '622'
end: '645'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna ... Book X. The End of the Fianna
summary: A contents-style passage lists Books VIII through XI and their chapter
titles, including Cnoc-an-Air, the wearing away and end of the Fianna, and Oisin
and Patrick.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is organized as a list of book titles and chapter titles.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Book VIII is titled Cnoc-an-Air and lists chapters named Tailc, Son of Treon;
Meargach's Wife; and Ailne's Revenge.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Book IX is titled The Wearing Away of the Fianna and lists chapters on the
quarrel with the Sons of Morna, the death of Goll, and the Battle of Gabhra.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Book X is titled The End of the Fianna and lists chapters on the death of
Bran, the call of Oisin, and the last of the great men.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Book XI is titled Oisin and Patrick and lists chapters on Oisin's story, Oisin
in Patrick's house, the arguments, and Oisin's laments.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Fianna
description: A collective named in the book titles The Wearing Away of the Fianna
and The End of the Fianna.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Tailc, Son of Treon
description: A named chapter subject in Book VIII.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Meargach's Wife
description: A chapter subject identified by relationship to Meargach.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ailne
description: A named figure in the chapter title Ailne's Revenge.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Sons of Morna
description: A collective named in the chapter title The Quarrel with the Sons of
Morna.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Goll
description: A named figure in the chapter title Death of Goll.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Bran
description: A named figure in the chapter title Death of Bran.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Oisin
description: A named figure in Book XI and in chapter titles concerning his call,
story, presence in Patrick's house, and laments.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Patrick
description: A named figure in the book title Oisin and Patrick and in the chapter
title Oisin in Patrick's House.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Great Men
description: A collective named in the chapter title The Last of the Great Men.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: collective subject of decline or ending
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Fianna are named in titles about wearing away and ending.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: named chapter subject
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: These figures or collectives appear in chapter or book titles without further
narrative detail in this passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: named death subject
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
basis: Goll and Bran are each named in a chapter title beginning with Death of.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: decline and end of a heroic company
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The contents headings name The Wearing Away of the Fianna and The End of
the Fianna, indicating a thematic sequence of decline and termination for the
Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a table of contents, not a narrative episode; details of
the motif are not present here.
- id: motif:2
label: death of named companions or heroes
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The headings include Death of Goll and Death of Bran.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: Only chapter titles are provided, so no circumstances or symbolic function
of the deaths can be extracted.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 622-645
quote_or_summary: The passage lists Books VIII-XI with chapter titles in a contents
format.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 622-628
quote_or_summary: Book VIII. Cnoc-an-Air; chapters include Tailc, Son of Treon,
Meargach's Wife, and Ailne's Revenge.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief excerpted title material.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 630-635
quote_or_summary: Book IX. The Wearing Away of the Fianna; chapters include The
Quarrel with the Sons of Morna, Death of Goll, and The Battle of Gabhra.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief excerpted title material.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 637-642
quote_or_summary: Book X. The End of the Fianna; chapters include Death of Bran,
The Call of Oisin, and The Last of the Great Men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief excerpted title material.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 644-645
quote_or_summary: Book XI. Oisin and Patrick; chapters include Oisin's Story, Oisin
in Patrick's House, The Arguments, and Oisin's Laments.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief excerpted title material.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is limited because the passage is a table of contents rather than
narrative prose. Motif candidates are based only on explicit headings.
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 taxonomy symbol references or comparison claims were added because the passage provides only headings and does not support symbolic or comparative interpretation.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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