batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg-l9684-l9856

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record_id: batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg-l9684-l9856
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
passage_locator:
  label: CHAPTER II. THE PERILS OF THE SOUL. / HEINE. / CHAPTER III. KILLING THE GOD.
    / FOOTNOTES; lines 9684-9856
  start: '9684'
  end: '9856'
  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 sequence of footnotes, numbered 213-279, citing ethnographic,
    folkloric, classical, and antiquarian sources. One note specifically identifies
    Silvanus as the Roman wood-god and mentions representations of him bearing a pine
    branch.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage consists of bibliographic footnotes numbered 213 through 279.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Several cited works concern tree cult or agricultural and livestock sacrificial
    customs, as indicated by titles such as Baumkultus and Opfergebräuche bei Ackerbau
    und Viehzucht.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: obs:3
  text: A note identifies Silvanus as a Roman wood-god.
  category: attribute
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:4
  text: The same note mentions a representation of Silvanus bearing a pine branch.
  category: object
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Silvanus
  description: Identified in the footnote as the Roman wood-god.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: Roman wood-god
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: The note explicitly calls Silvanus the Roman wood-god.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: pine branch
  literal_form: pine branch borne by Silvanus in a representation
  associated_figures:
  - fig:1
  taxonomy_refs:
  - tree
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: wood-god with tree branch attribute
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: The passage notes representations of Silvanus, described as the Roman wood-god,
    bearing a pine branch.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This is based on a footnote describing iconographic representations, not
    on a full mythic narrative or ritual scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 9684-9856
  quote_or_summary: The line range is a list of footnotes numbered 213-279, each giving
    source citations.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
  type: quote
  locator: lines 9684-9686
  quote_or_summary: "“U. Jahn, Die deutsche Opfergebräuche bei Ackerbau und Viehzucht”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:3
  type: quote
  locator: lines 9733, 9765, 9780, 9800, 9822
  quote_or_summary: Multiple notes cite Mannhardt’s “Baumkultus” or abbreviated “B.
    K.”
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation/summarized citation.
- id: ev:4
  type: quote
  locator: lines 9768-9772
  quote_or_summary: "“On the representations of Silvanus, the Roman wood-god ... A
    good representation of Silvanus bearing a pine branch...”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-1-frazer.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: high
  notes: The passage is primarily bibliographic. Extraction is limited to explicit
    content in the notes, especially the note on Silvanus.
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 itself provides citations but does not make a sustained comparative claim within the supplied excerpt.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:comparative-golden-bough-volume-1-frazer-gutenberg__l9684-l9856
  passage_sha256=0b31edad9538d5da6ed7a2a2a2431dcc190a1c1b4b34923ccd528573ab1622d3