batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-2-frazer-gutenberg-l14370-l14430
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label: CONTENTS / NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX. / FOOTNOTES; lines 14370-14430
start: '14370'
end: '14430'
translation: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2)'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'The passage consists of notes citing comparative examples: marriage customs
in which newly married women or couples are exposed to the rising sun or its rays,
and agricultural protective practices in which a menstruous woman circles a field
to protect it from insects. It also lists bibliographic citations for related
ethnographic and classical sources.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Among the Chaco Indians, a newly married couple sleeps the first night on
a skin with their heads toward the west.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: In the Chaco example, the marriage is described as not ratified until the
rising sun shines on the couple's feet the next morning.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: At old Hindoo marriages, the first ceremony is identified as the Garbhādhāna
or Impregnation-rite.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: In the Hindoo example, the young married woman was made to look toward the
sun or otherwise be exposed to its rays on the previous day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Among the Turks of Siberia, the morning after marriage formerly included leading
the young couple out of the hut to greet the rising sun.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The same rising-sun custom is said to be practiced in Iran and Central Asia,
with the belief that the beams of the rising sun impregnate the new bride.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Greeks and Romans are said to have thought that a field was protected
against insects if a menstruous woman walked around it with bare feet and streaming
hair.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: A similar remedy for protecting fields against insects is described as used
by North American Indians and European peasants.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: The passage refers to a beneficent application of menstrual energy.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Chaco newly married couple
description: A newly married couple among the Chaco Indians who sleep on a skin
with their heads toward the west.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Rising sun
description: The sun at dawn whose rays shine on the couple's feet or are greeted
by newly married couples.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hindoo young married woman
description: A young married woman made to look toward the sun or be exposed to
its rays in connection with the Impregnation-rite.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Turks of Siberia young couple
description: A young couple formerly led out of the hut on the morning after marriage
to greet the rising sun.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: New bride in Iran and Central Asia custom
description: A new bride for whom the beams of the rising sun are believed to be
a means of impregnation.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Menstruous woman
description: A woman who walks around a field with bare feet and streaming hair
in a protective agricultural practice.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Greeks and Romans
description: People said to have held the belief that a menstruous woman's circling
of a field protects it against insects.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: North American Indians and European peasants
description: Groups described as employing a similar remedy for the same agricultural
purpose.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: newly married participant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The passage describes these figures as newly married couples, a young married
woman, or a new bride in marriage-related rites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: solar ratifying or impregnating agent
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The rising sun is described as shining on the Chaco couple's feet to ratify
marriage and as having beams believed to impregnate the new bride in another custom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: apotropaic field-circler
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The menstruous woman is described as walking around a field with bare feet
and streaming hair to protect it against insects.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: reported practitioners or holders of belief
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: The passage attributes the agricultural protective belief or similar remedy
to Greeks and Romans, North American Indians, and European peasants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: rising sun
literal_form: rising sun and its beams or rays
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: skin used as first-night bed
literal_form: skin on which the Chaco newly married couple sleeps
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: westward head orientation
literal_form: heads toward the west, feet positioned for the rising sun to shine
on them
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: bare feet and streaming hair
literal_form: bare feet and streaming hair of the menstruous woman walking around
a field
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: field protected from insects
literal_form: field encircled to protect it against insects
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: menstrual energy
literal_form: menstrual energy described as having beneficent application
associated_figures:
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Chaco first-night solar ratification
summary: A Chaco newly married couple sleeps on a skin with their heads toward the
west, and the marriage is considered ratified when the rising sun shines on their
feet the next morning.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Hindoo Impregnation-rite sun exposure
summary: At old Hindoo marriages, the Garbhādhāna or Impregnation-rite includes
having the young married woman look toward the sun or otherwise be exposed to
its rays.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Post-marriage greeting of the rising sun
summary: Among the Turks of Siberia, a young couple was formerly led out of the
hut on the morning after marriage to greet the rising sun.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Rising sun beams and bridal impregnation
summary: In Iran and Central Asia, the same custom is said to be practiced with
the belief that the beams of the rising sun impregnate the new bride.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Menstruous woman protecting a field
summary: A menstruous woman walks around a field with bare feet and streaming hair,
a practice described as protecting the field against insects.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: rising sun ratifies or empowers marriage
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Several notes describe newly married couples or brides being exposed to the
rising sun or its rays after or around marriage, with functions of ratification
or impregnation stated in the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents these examples in footnotes and does not give full
ritual contexts; the label groups distinct practices cautiously.
- id: motif:2
label: menstruous woman as agricultural protector
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage describes a menstruous woman circling a field with bare feet
and streaming hair to protect it from insects and mentions similar remedies elsewhere.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage supplies only brief comparative notes and citations, not complete
narratives or ritual descriptions.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage itself compares several marriage-related customs in which newly
married women or couples are exposed to the rising sun or its rays, suggesting
a shared ritual function involving marital ratification or impregnation.
claim_level: same_function
target: Chaco, old Hindoo, Turks of Siberia, Iran, and Central Asia rising-sun marriage
customs
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage does not establish historical contact, common inheritance,
or identical ritual meaning across all examples.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage explicitly states that a similar remedy for protecting fields
against insects occurs among North American Indians and European peasants, after
describing a Greek and Roman version involving a menstruous woman.
claim_level: same_function
target: Greek and Roman, North American Indian, and European peasant field-protection
remedies
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage does not provide detailed descriptions of the North American
Indian or European peasant variants, and it does not argue for historical connection.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 14372-14377 / note 639
quote_or_summary: Among the Chaco Indians a newly married couple sleeps the first
night on a skin with heads west; the marriage is not ratified until the rising
sun shines on their feet the next morning.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 14377-14382 / note 639
quote_or_summary: At old Hindoo marriages, the first ceremony is called the Garbhādhāna
or Impregnation-rite, and the young married woman is made to look toward the sun
or be exposed to its rays.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 14382-14385 / note 639
quote_or_summary: Among the Turks of Siberia, the morning after marriage formerly
included leading the young couple out of the hut to greet the rising sun.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 14385-14388 / note 639
quote_or_summary: The same custom is said to be practiced in Iran and Central Asia,
with the belief that the beams of the rising sun are the surest means of impregnating
the new bride.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 14413-14419 / note 648
quote_or_summary: Greeks and Romans thought that a field was completely protected
against insects if a menstruous woman walked around it with bare feet and streaming
hair.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 14419-14422 / note 648
quote_or_summary: A similar remedy for the same purpose is said to be employed by
North American Indians and European peasants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary of provided passage.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 14428-14430 / note 649
quote_or_summary: The note refers to “the beneficent application of the menstrual
energy.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief quotation from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is mostly footnotes and citations, so extraction is limited to
brief reported customs and the comparisons explicitly stated by the author.
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 references were assigned because the available motif families and symbols do not directly match the literal patterns without over-interpretation.
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