batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg-l85-l116
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record_id: batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg-l85-l116
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
passage_locator:
label: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 1 of 2) / CONTENTS;
lines 85-116'
start: '85'
end: '116'
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: 'The passage is a table of contents listing the dedication, preface, and
three chapters: “The King of the Wood,” “The Perils of the Soul,” and “Killing
the God,” with subsections on the Arician Grove, supernatural belief, incarnate
gods, tree-worship, royal and priestly taboos, the soul, killing the divine king,
killing the tree-spirit, carrying out Death, and named figures including Adonis,
Attis, Osiris, Dionysus, Demeter and Proserpine, and Lityerses.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is a contents list rather than a narrative episode.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
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text: Chapter I is titled “The King Of The Wood” and includes subsections on the
Arician Grove, primitive man and the supernatural, incarnate gods, tree-worship,
and tree-worship in antiquity.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Chapter II is titled “The Perils Of The Soul” and includes subsections on
royal and priestly taboos and the nature of the soul.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: 'Chapter III is titled “Killing The God” and includes subsections on killing
the divine king, killing the tree-spirit, carrying out Death, and named subjects:
Adonis, Attis, Osiris, Dionysus, Demeter and Proserpine, and Lityerses.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: The King of the Wood
description: Listed as the title of Chapter I.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: incarnate gods
description: Listed as a subsection topic under Chapter I.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the soul
description: Listed as a subsection topic under Chapter II.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: the divine king
description: Listed in the subsection title “Killing the divine king.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the tree-spirit
description: Listed in the subsection title “Killing the tree-spirit.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Death
description: Listed in the subsection title “Carrying out Death.”
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Adonis
description: Listed as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Attis
description: Listed as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Osiris
description: Listed as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Dionysus
description: Listed as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Demeter and Proserpine
description: Listed together as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Lityerses
description: Listed as a subsection title under Chapter III.
role_refs:
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evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: contents subject
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- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: Each assigned figure or entity appears as a chapter title or subsection title
in the contents list.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
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- ev:4
symbols:
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label: tree
literal_form: tree-worship; tree-spirit
associated_figures:
- fig:5
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- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
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- id: sym:2
label: wood or grove
literal_form: The King of the Wood; the Arician Grove
associated_figures:
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taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
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label: 'Contents overview: tree, soul, taboo, and divine killing topics'
summary: The contents list organizes the volume around chapter topics involving
a king of the wood, tree-worship, taboos surrounding royal and priestly figures,
the nature of the soul, and killing a god, divine king, or tree-spirit.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
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symbol_refs:
- sym:1
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evidence_refs:
- ev:2
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candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: tree-worship and tree-spirit
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_tree_axis
basis: The contents explicitly lists “Tree-worship,” “Tree-worship in antiquity,”
and “Killing the tree-spirit.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a table of contents and does not provide narrative details;
the taxonomy link is based only on chapter and subsection headings involving trees.
- id: motif:2
label: killing a god or divine king
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- dying_and_returning
basis: The contents explicitly lists “Killing The God” and subsections “Killing
the divine king” and named figures often treated in that chapter sequence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not describe ritual action, death and return, or sacrifice
mechanics; it only supplies headings.
- id: motif:3
label: royal and priestly taboos around the soul
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The contents explicitly lists “The Perils Of The Soul,” “Royal and priestly
taboos,” and “The nature of the soul.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific taboo or soul-peril episode is described in this passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 85-116
quote_or_summary: The passage is headed “CONTENTS” and lists the work’s dedication,
preface, chapters, subsections, footnotes, cover art, and frontispiece.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 88-94
quote_or_summary: 'Chapter I is “The King Of The Wood,” with subsections: “The Arician
Grove,” “Primitive man and the supernatural,” “Incarnate gods,” “Tree-worship,”
and “Tree-worship in antiquity.”'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 95-98
quote_or_summary: Chapter II is “The Perils Of The Soul,” with subsections on royal
and priestly taboos, the nature of the soul, and a continuation of royal and priestly
taboos.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 99-109
quote_or_summary: Chapter III is “Killing The God,” with subsections on killing
the divine king, killing the tree-spirit, carrying out Death, Adonis, Attis, Osiris,
Dionysus, Demeter and Proserpine, and Lityerses.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The contents headings are clear, but motif candidates are limited because
the passage is non-narrative and provides only chapter and subsection titles.
No comparison claims were extracted because the passage itself does not make an
explicit comparison.
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: |-
Extraction uses only the supplied contents passage and metadata. Motif labels are based on explicit headings, not on later chapter content.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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