batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l8737-l8837
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg-l8737-l8837
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
passage_locator:
label: 'BOOK FOUR: HUNTINGS AND ENCHANTMENTS. / CHAPTER I. THE KING OF BRITAIN''S
SON / CHAPTER II. THE CAVE OF CEISCORAN / CHAPTER III. DONN SON OF MIDHIR; lines
8737-8837'
start: '8737'
end: '8837'
translation: Gods and Fighting Men
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: "“a Druid mist rose up about them that they could not be seen”"
summary: Caoilte and companions move under magical concealment, observe the Fianna
grieving Finn’s absence, return into a hill, secure healing for wounded comrades,
and later the High King’s feast addresses Finn’s disappearance. Tokens left by
Finn and a Druid’s prophecy confirm that Finn is alive and will return before
the feast ends. Finn and his men return after hostages are taken for Donn from
the Tuatha de Danaan.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Caoilte and the two sons of Midhir take a young man to the ford of the Slaine,
where a Druid mist conceals them from being seen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: From a little hill, Caoilte sees four young men with crimson fringed cloaks,
gold-hilted swords, and hunting hounds; the young man with him cannot see them
because of the mist.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The young men say Finn has been gone for a year and grieve the loss of their
lord and leader.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Caoilte and the sons of Midhir return by the Lake of the Two Birds to Slieve-nam
Ban and go into the hill.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Donn calls the wounded men his brothers and asks Luibra the physician how
they can be cured.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Luibra says the cure will take nine days if he receives a good reward; Caoilte
offers his life as reward and threatens beheading if the men are not healed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Within nine days the physician heals the wounded men, and they are sound again.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: At the Feast of Teamhair, the High King and Goll discuss Finn’s absence as
a great loss to Ireland and the Fianna.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: The High King grants Goll the right of hunting over Ireland until Finn’s loss
is known to be lasting, but Goll refuses to take Finn’s place until three years
have passed without hope of seeing him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The High King orders safe, secret, sunny houses and provisions for the seventeen
queens of Finn’s household until Finn’s status is known.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: The High King asks whether anyone can get news of Finn in hills, secret places,
rivers, inlets, or houses of the Sidhe in Ireland or Alban.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Berngal says Finn left him a shining-headed spear and a hound’s collar while
following a deer of the Sidhe, and he shows the tokens to the king and Goll.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Berngal names the hounds that were with Finn, Caoilte, and Lugaidh’s Son.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Fergus says Finn and his companions have been gone for a month and a quarter
and a year.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: Cithruadh the Druid says Finn is living but refuses to reveal where he is;
he foretells that Finn will be seen drinking at the feast before it ends.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:16
text: Finn and his men remain in the House of the Two Birds until hostages are taken
for Donn from the Tuatha de Danaan, and they return to their people on the last
day of the feast.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:17
text: After these events, the Fianna are said to have no more dealings with ordinary
people than with the People of the Gods of Dana.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Caoilte
description: A member of the Fianna who leads movements under the Druid mist, sees
his sons, arranges Luibra’s reward and threat, and is among Finn’s companions.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Unnamed young man
description: A young man travelling with Caoilte who cannot see the four young men
because of the mist.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Two sons of Midhir
description: Companions of Caoilte who return with him by the Lake of the Two Birds
to Slieve-nam Ban.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Donn, son of Midhir
description: A son of Midhir who calls the wounded men his brothers and later receives
hostages from the Tuatha de Danaan.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:16
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Finn, son of Cumhal
description: The absent lord and leader of the Fianna, believed lost, later confirmed
alive and returned to his people.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Colla and Faolan
description: Caoilte’s two sons, seen among four young men near the ford.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Two other young men of the Fianna
description: Two unnamed young men accompanying Colla and Faolan near the ford.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Luibra the physician
description: A physician welcomed by Finn and Donn who heals two wounded men within
nine days.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Two wounded comrades
description: Two men lying wounded, described by Donn as brothers to him, later
healed by Luibra.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: High King
description: The king who hosts the Feast of Teamhair, discusses Finn’s loss, gives
interim orders, and seeks news of Finn.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Goll, son of Morna
description: A Fianna leader seated beside the king who refuses to take Finn’s place
until three years have passed without hope of Finn’s return.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Ailbe of the Freckled Face
description: A person at the feast who asks what should be done for Finn’s seventeen
queens.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Seventeen queens of Finn’s household
description: Women of Finn’s household for whom the king orders secure houses and
provisions.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Berngal
description: A cow-owner and divider to the King of Ireland who preserves Finn’s
spear and hound’s collar and reports Finn’s pursuit of a deer of the Sidhe.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Fergus of the True Lips
description: A figure called by the king who states how long Finn has been absent.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Cithruadh the Druid
description: A Druid who declares Finn alive and foretells his return before the
feast ends.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Tuatha de Danaan / People of the Gods of Dana
description: The supernatural people from whom hostages are taken for Donn and with
whom the Fianna are later contrasted in their dealings.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Bran, Sceolan, Breac, Lainbhui, Conuall, and Comrith
description: Hounds named as accompanying Finn, Caoilte, and Lugaidh’s Son.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mist-hidden guide
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Caoilte leads the movement while a Druid mist conceals the party.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: witness or companion
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:12
basis: These figures accompany, are seen by, or speak in the events without being
assigned a ruling, healing, or prophetic function in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:10
- id: role:3
label: absent leader
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Fianna repeatedly describe Finn as their lost lord and leader.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: physician-healer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Luibra examines wounds and heals the wounded men within nine days.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: coercive patron of healing
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Caoilte promises Luibra his life if the cure succeeds and threatens beheading
if it fails.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: hostage beneficiary
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hostages are taken for Donn from the Tuatha de Danaan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: role:7
label: protected or endangered dependent
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:13
basis: The wounded men require healing, and Finn’s queens require secure houses
and provisions while Finn is absent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: royal adjudicator
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The High King grants hunting rights, orders provision for Finn’s queens,
and asks for news of Finn.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:9
label: returned hero
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Finn is foretold to appear before the feast ends and returns on the last
day of the feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: role:10
label: reluctant substitute leader
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Goll is offered hunting authority but refuses to take Finn’s place until
a long absence removes hope of Finn’s return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:11
label: truthful informant
assigned_to:
- fig:14
- fig:15
basis: Berngal gives token-based testimony about Finn’s departure, and Fergus states
the duration of Finn’s absence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:14
- id: role:12
label: prophetic Druid
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Cithruadh declares Finn alive and predicts his return before the feast ends.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: role:13
label: supernatural counterpart people
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: The Tuatha de Danaan give hostages, and the passage contrasts them with ordinary
people in relation to the Fianna.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- id: role:14
label: hunting hounds
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: The hounds are named as companions in Finn’s party and related hunting groups.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Druid mist
literal_form: A magical mist that prevents the party from being seen.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: ford, lake, and rivers
literal_form: The ford of the Slaine, the Lake of the Two Birds, and waterways named
as possible places to seek Finn.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: sym:3
label: hill / hidden entrance
literal_form: A little hill over the ford and the hill at Slieve-nam Ban into which
the party enters.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: House of the Two Birds
literal_form: The house where Finn and his men remain until hostages are taken for
Donn.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: sym:5
label: spear and hound’s collar
literal_form: A sharp spear with a shining head and a hound’s collar left by Finn
in Berngal’s keeping.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: drinking-horn
literal_form: A smooth drinking-horn held by the king when asking for news of Finn.
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:7
label: three-year delay
literal_form: Goll’s stated period before he would take Finn’s place if no hope
of seeing Finn remained.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:8
label: nine-day cure
literal_form: The nine days required by Luibra to heal the wounded men.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: deer of the Sidhe
literal_form: A deer of the Sidhe pursued by Finn before leaving tokens with Berngal.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:10
label: houses of the Sidhe
literal_form: Supernatural houses in Ireland or Alban named among possible places
where news of Finn might be found.
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Concealed visit to the ford
summary: Caoilte and the sons of Midhir bring the young man to the ford under Druid
mist and observe young Fianna grieving Finn’s absence.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Return into the hill and healing of the wounded
summary: The group returns by the Lake of the Two Birds to Slieve-nam Ban and enters
the hill; Luibra heals the wounded men within nine days under Caoilte’s threat
and reward.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:3
label: Feast of Teamhair and interim order
summary: At the feast, the High King, Goll, and others discuss Finn’s loss, temporary
hunting authority, and protection for Finn’s queens.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: scene:4
label: Tokens and prophecy of Finn’s return
summary: Berngal displays Finn’s spear and hound’s collar and recounts the Sidhe
deer pursuit; Fergus states the duration of Finn’s absence; Cithruadh declares
Finn alive and predicts his return before the feast ends.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:10
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:18
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: scene:5
label: Hostages and return
summary: Finn and his men remain in the House of the Two Birds until hostages are
taken from the Tuatha de Danaan for Donn, then return on the last day of the feast.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Magical concealment by mist
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The party is hidden from sight by a Druid mist, allowing them to observe
others unseen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explain the origin or full rules of the mist beyond
concealment.
- id: motif:2
label: Hidden or Otherworld dwelling inside a hill
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Caoilte and the sons of Midhir go into the hill at Slieve-nam Ban, and Finn
later remains in the House of the Two Birds until dealings with the Tuatha de
Danaan are settled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:16
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage implies a hidden/supernatural setting but does not give a
detailed description of the interior or journey mechanics.
- id: motif:3
label: Healing under time limit and threat
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Luibra requires nine days and a reward to heal the wounded men; Caoilte makes
the reward his life and threatens death if the cure fails; the men are healed
within nine days.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names a healing motif.
- id: motif:4
label: Absent leader mourned and politically replaced only provisionally
taxonomy_refs:
- return
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The Fianna and king mourn Finn’s absence, Goll is offered temporary hunting
authority, and Goll refuses to take Finn’s place until a long period passes without
hope of his return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns Fianna leadership rather than kingship strictly;
royal_legitimacy is only approximate.
- id: motif:5
label: Recognition of absent hero through personal tokens
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Berngal presents Finn’s spear and hound’s collar as objects left in his keeping,
and the king treats them as belonging to the missing man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The tokens confirm identity and loss, but they do not alone accomplish
the return.
- id: motif:6
label: Prophecy of the missing hero’s imminent return
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Cithruadh says Finn is alive and foretells that the Leader of the Fianna
will be seen drinking at the feast before it ends; Finn returns on the last day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
confidence: high
cautions: The prophecy is brief and gives no method by which Cithruadh knows Finn’s
location.
- id: motif:7
label: Hostages securing settlement with supernatural people
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Finn and his men stay in the House of the Two Birds until hostages are taken
for Donn from the Tuatha de Danaan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
confidence: medium
cautions: The terms of the hostage arrangement are not described, so the exact exchange
or settlement remains unclear.
- id: motif:8
label: Sidhe animal leading to disappearance
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Berngal says Finn was following a deer of the Sidhe when he left tokens and
was later absent from his people.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports this as backstory and does not narrate the full chase
or disappearance.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: 8737-8741
quote_or_summary: Caoilte brings the young man to the ford of the Slaine, where
“a Druid mist rose up about them that they could not be seen.”
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: 8742-8748
quote_or_summary: From a little hill, the concealed party sees four young men with
crimson fringed cloaks, gold-hilted swords, and hounds; Caoilte recognizes two
as his sons Colla and Faolan, while the young man cannot see them because of the
mist.
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: 8748-8755
quote_or_summary: The young men say Finn has been gone for a year, wonder what the
Fianna will do without their lord and leader, and sorrow for his loss; Caoilte
grieves to see them.
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: 8756-8758
quote_or_summary: Caoilte and the two sons of Midhir return by the Lake of the Two
Birds to Slieve-nam Ban and go into the hill.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 8759-8763
quote_or_summary: Finn and Donn welcome Luibra the physician and show him two wounded
comrades; Donn calls them his brothers and asks how they can be cured.
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: summary
locator: 8763-8771
quote_or_summary: Luibra says he can cure the wounds for a good reward and that
it will take nine days; Caoilte says the reward will be his life, but threatens
to strike off his head if the men are not healed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 8772-8774
quote_or_summary: Within nine days the physician cures the wounded men, making them
as well and sound as before.
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: 8775-8783
quote_or_summary: The High King sends for the Fianna to attend the Feast of Teamhair;
he and Goll state that Finn’s loss is a great loss to the Fianna and to Ireland.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 8784-8790
quote_or_summary: The king grants Goll hunting rights over Ireland until Finn’s
loss is known to be lasting; Goll refuses to take Finn’s place until Finn has
been missing three years and no one hopes to see him again.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 8791-8797
quote_or_summary: Ailbe asks what should be done for Finn’s seventeen queens; the
king orders safe, secret, sunny houses and provisions for them until Finn’s life
or death is known.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 8798-8803
quote_or_summary: Holding a smooth drinking-horn, the king asks if anyone can get
news of Finn in hills, secret places, rivers, inlets, or any house of the Sidhe
in Ireland or Alban.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 8804-8813
quote_or_summary: Berngal reports that while Finn followed a deer of the Sidhe,
Finn gave him a shining-headed spear and hound’s collar to keep until they met
again; Berngal shows the spear and collar to the king and Goll.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 8813-8818
quote_or_summary: Berngal says the hounds with the party were Bran and Sceolan with
Finn, Breac and Lainbhui with Caoilte, and Conuall and Comrith with Lugaidh’s
Son.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: 8819-8825
quote_or_summary: Fergus of the True Lips says it is a month and a quarter and a
year since Finn and the men with him were lost; the king says he has no hope of
finding the six best men of Ireland or Alban.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: 8826-8833
quote_or_summary: Cithruadh the Druid says Finn is living but refuses to say where;
because his prophecies have always come true, the people rejoice, and he says
Finn will be seen drinking at the feast before it ends.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: 8834-8837
quote_or_summary: Finn and his men stay in the House of the Two Birds until hostages
are taken for Donn from the Tuatha de Danaan, and on the last day of the Feast
of Teamhair they return to their people.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/gods-and-fighting-men-gregory.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: '8837'
quote_or_summary: From then on, the Fianna have no more dealings with people living
in houses than with the People of the Gods of Dana.
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 supplied passage. Motif labels
involving Otherworld or sacred exchange are cautious because the passage gives
only brief references to the hill, the House of the Two Birds, the Sidhe, and
hostages.
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 added because the passage does not itself establish a comparative relationship beyond internal references and direct narrative parallels.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-irish-gods-and-fighting-men-gregory-gutenberg__l8737-l8837
passage_sha256=e795c441f6361d5691bf3a28e1781a1141ae91a0d8a746b1b559e8e106a2db16