batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg-l11552-l11728
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passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.
/ FOOTNOTES; lines 11552-11728
start: '11552'
end: '11728'
translation: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2)'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A sequence of footnotes cites sources for European folk customs and ancient
Adonis rites. Content-bearing notes mention a Death effigy carried by boys, Adonis
mourned as dead and later celebrated as reviving or resurrected, a supposed ascension
before worshipping crowds, and observed discoloration of a river and the sea.
language: English, with cited German, Latin, and Greek phrases
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note states that an effigy of Death, in some cases without a tree, is carried
around by boys who collect gratuities.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A cited description of an Adonis solemnity says he is mourned as if dead and
afterward sung and praised as reviving.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The same note describes the rite as following the killing and resurrection
of Adonis with mourning and joy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A note interprets Greek words as implying that an ascension was supposed to
occur in the presence, or before the eyes, of worshipping crowds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A note reports discoloration of a river and the sea observed by Maundrell
and Renan at different dates.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: effigy of Death
description: An effigy called Death, sometimes carried without a tree.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: boys carrying the effigy
description: Boys carry the effigy of Death around and collect gratuities.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Adonis
description: Adonis is described in cited ritual language as killed or dead, then
reviving or resurrected.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: worshipping crowds
description: Crowds before whom the supposed ascension was thought to occur.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: carried ritual effigy
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says the effigy of Death is carried round.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: effigy bearers and collectors
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note says boys carry the effigy and collect gratuities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: mourning-and-revival figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The cited wording says Adonis is mourned as if dead and afterward praised
as reviving.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: killed-and-resurrected figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The cited wording names the killing and resurrection of Adonis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: ritual witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The note places the supposed ascension in the presence of worshipping crowds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Death effigy
literal_form: effigy of Death
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: tree mentioned in variant
literal_form: tree, mentioned as absent from some Death-effigy processions
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: discolored river and sea
literal_form: river and sea showing discoloration
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Death effigy procession
summary: Boys carry an effigy of Death around, sometimes without a tree, and collect
gratuities.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Adonis mourning and revival rite
summary: Adonis is ritually mourned as dead and afterward celebrated as reviving
or resurrected, with mourning and joy.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Supposed ascension before worshippers
summary: An ascension is described as supposed to occur in the presence, if not
before the eyes, of worshipping crowds.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Discoloration of waters
summary: The discoloration of a river and the sea is reported as observed by named
travelers or scholars.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mourning, death, and revival of Adonis
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
- dying_and_returning
basis: The cited note explicitly describes Adonis as mourned as dead, afterward
reviving, and connected with killing and resurrection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a footnote summarizing or quoting other sources, not a
full ritual narrative.
- id: motif:2
label: ascension before worshippers
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The note says the Greek words imply an ascension supposed to take place in
the presence of worshipping crowds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports Frazer's inference from Greek wording and gives limited
ritual context.
- id: motif:3
label: ritual procession of Death effigy
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note states that boys carry an effigy of Death around and collect gratuities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The immediate passage does not explain the season, purpose, or mythic
interpretation of the custom.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: footnote 888 within lines 11552-11728
quote_or_summary: "“Sometimes the effigy of Death (without a tree) is carried round
by boys who collect gratuities.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: footnote 905 within lines 11552-11728
quote_or_summary: Jerome is cited for an Adonis solemnity in which he is mourned
as if dead, afterward praised as reviving, and the killing and resurrection of
Adonis are followed with mourning and joy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized with short cited terminology.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: footnote 908 within lines 11552-11728
quote_or_summary: "“The words ἐς τὸν ἠέρα πέμπουσι imply that the ascension was
supposed to take place in the presence, if not before the eyes, of the worshipping
crowds.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; short quotation used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: footnote 909 within lines 11552-11728
quote_or_summary: The discoloration of the river and the sea is reported as observed
by Maundrell in March 1696/1697 and by Renan at the beginning of February.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summarized for evidence.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is primarily a footnote apparatus. Motif extraction is limited
to explicit content-bearing notes; no external context was added.
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'
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No comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly develop a comparison beyond citations and cross-references.
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