batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-2-frazer-gutenberg-l8664-l8866
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record_id: batch.motif.comparative-golden-bough-volume-2-frazer-gutenberg-l8664-l8866
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
passage_locator:
label: 'The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS
/ NOTE. OFFERINGS OF FIRST-FRUITS. / INDEX.; lines 8664-8866'
start: '8664'
end: '8866'
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 is an alphabetical index segment from Frazer's comparative
study. It lists topics and cross-references concerning fire festivals, tree worship,
vegetation figures such as Adonis and Attis, animal worship, scapegoats, harvest
and first-fruit offerings, soul beliefs, rain-making, sacred or restricted kings,
and ritual practices in multiple cultures.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is an index listing topics, locations, figures, and referenced
page ranges, not a continuous mythic narrative.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The index includes fire-related customs such as fire festivals, Easter bonfires,
midsummer fires, and Ash Wednesday customs.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Adonis is indexed with myth and worship, a connection with vegetation, gardens,
rites similar to those of Osiris, a lament, and an identification or association
as a pig.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Attis is indexed with myth and festival, as a tree-spirit or corn-spirit,
with a probable slaying of his high priest in the character of the god, a relation
to Lityerses, and an association as a pig.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Animal worship is indexed with sacred animals carried in procession, animals
used as scapegoats, animals eaten to obtain their qualities, respect shown to
killed animals, belief in animal resurrection, and animals burnt as representatives
of vegetation spirit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The index includes harvest and first-fruit practices, including the cutting
of the last sheaf, a priest sowing the first rice seed and plucking the first
ripe rice, and offerings of first-fruits.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The index lists soul-related beliefs and practices including soul-abstraction,
restoring the soul, reflection as soul, shadow beliefs, and external soul stories.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Several entries concern ritual rulers or priests, including weather kings,
priestly kings, kings responsible for general welfare, kings confined to palaces,
bodily restrictions, uncut priestly hair, and iron taboos.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Rain-making is indexed for multiple regions and peoples, including Abyssinia,
Apache Indians, Arcadia, heathen Arabs, and Australia.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Tree-related entries include trees planted at births, sacred groves, tree
worshippers, oak as a sacred tree, and Attis as a tree-spirit or corn-spirit.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: The index includes scapegoat practices, including animal scapegoats, scapegoats
in Albania and Athens, and beating the scapegoat in Arcadia.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Adonis
description: Indexed as a figure of myth and worship connected with vegetation,
gardens, lament, rites similar to Osiris, and an association as a pig.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Osiris
description: Mentioned in the index as having rites similar to those of Adonis.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Attis
description: Indexed as a figure of myth and festival, described as a tree-spirit
or corn-spirit, connected with a slain high priest, related to Lityerses, and
associated as a pig.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dionysus
description: Indexed in relation to an Argive tradition and the annual marriage
of the queen to Dionysus at Athens.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ariadne
description: Indexed with a marriage entry.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Sacred animal
description: A collective index figure for animals treated as sacred, carried in
procession, used as scapegoats, eaten for qualities, respected after being killed,
believed to resurrect, or burnt as vegetation representatives.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ritual king or priest
description: A collective index figure for weather kings, priestly kings, confined
kings, welfare-responsible kings, and priests with ritual restrictions.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: vegetation-associated figure
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:3
basis: Adonis is indexed with a connection to vegetation; Attis is indexed as a
tree-spirit or corn-spirit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: slain divine representative
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The index states the probability that the high priest of Attis was slain
in the character of the god.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: ritual marriage participant
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: The index lists Ariadne's marriage and the annual marriage of the queen to
Dionysus at Athens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:4
label: scapegoat or transferred-burden bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Animal worship entries include animals employed as scapegoats, and separate
entries list scapegoats in specific places.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:11
- id: role:5
label: sacramental or quality-bearing animal
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The index states that animals were eaten to obtain their quality and describes
animal worship types and sacred-animal processions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: sacral ruler or restricted ritual specialist
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Entries list weather kings, priestly kings, kings responsible for welfare,
confined kings, kings with bodily requirements, priests with uncut hair, and iron
taboos for ritual officeholders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fire
literal_form: Fire festivals, Easter bonfires, midsummer fires, burning a poplar,
and Ash Wednesday fire-related customs.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: tree
literal_form: Trees planted at births, sacred groves, tree worship, sacred oak,
and Attis as tree-spirit or corn-spirit.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: water or rain
literal_form: Rain-making entries and the drowning of the sacred Egyptian bull Apis.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:13
- id: sym:4
label: first-fruits and first grain
literal_form: First rice seed, first ripe rice, first-fruit offerings, harvest festivals,
and last-sheaf customs.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: external or separable soul
literal_form: Reflection as soul, shadow belief, soul-abstraction, soul-restoration,
and external soul stories.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: pig association
literal_form: Adonis and Attis each indexed as a pig.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: seasonal vegetation rite
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: The index clusters vegetation figures, gardens, tree or corn spirits, harvest
customs, first-fruit offerings, and fire festivals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is an index; details of the rites occur elsewhere in the source.
- id: motif:2
label: dying or lamented vegetation figure
taxonomy_refs:
- dying_and_returning
- death_rebirth
basis: Adonis is indexed with a lament and vegetation connection; Attis is indexed
as a tree-spirit or corn-spirit with a probable slaying of his high priest in
the character of the god.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The index does not itself narrate death and return; it only points to
topics and page references.
- id: motif:3
label: sacrifice and scapegoat transfer
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: Entries include sacrificial blood drunk before prophesying, the sacred bull
Apis drowned, the probable slaying of Attis's high priest, animals used as scapegoats,
and scapegoat practices in several places.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:11
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: The index groups many practices without giving full ritual sequences.
- id: motif:4
label: sacred exchange through first-fruits
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The passage indexes offerings of first-fruits, harvest festivals, and ritual
handling of first rice seed and first ripe rice by a priest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The recipient and ritual logic of exchange are not described in this index
passage.
- id: motif:5
label: animal death, respect, and resurrection belief
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- sacrifice
basis: Animal worship entries mention respect shown to killed animals, belief in
resurrection of animals, animal scapegoats, sacramental eating, and burning animals
as representatives of vegetation spirit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage lists this as an indexed topic rather than as a single narrative
tradition.
- id: motif:6
label: sacred marriage rite
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: The index refers to Ariadne's marriage and to the annual marriage of the
queen to Dionysus at Athens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the rite beyond the index entries.
- id: motif:7
label: sacral kingship and ritual restriction
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The index lists weather kings, priestly kings, kings responsible for welfare,
confined kings, bodily restrictions for kings, and ritual taboos affecting officeholders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy term is broader than the exact index wording; the
passage emphasizes ritual status and restriction more than explicit legitimacy.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The index explicitly states that the rites of Adonis are similar to those
of Osiris.
claim_level: same_function
target: Osiris rites
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage gives only an index entry and does not describe the specific
shared features.
- id: claim:2
claim: The index explicitly marks a relation between Attis and Lityerses.
claim_level: same_function
target: Lityerses
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The nature of the relation is not stated in this passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The index places Adonis and Attis in parallel by listing each as associated
with a pig.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: Adonis and Attis pig association
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage supplies only parallel index labels and does not explain
the meaning of the pig association.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866
quote_or_summary: Alphabetical index entries from Aachen through Australia list
topics, cultures, rites, figures, and page references.
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rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Aachen, Albania, Algeria, Altmark, Angoulême,
Ash Wednesday customs
quote_or_summary: The index lists a fire festival at Aachen, Easter Eve and Easter
bonfire customs, midsummer fires in Algeria, burning a poplar on St. Peter's Day,
and Ash Wednesday customs.
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rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entry Adonis
quote_or_summary: Adonis is indexed under myth and worship, connection with vegetation,
gardens, rites similar to Osiris, probable cult origin, lament, and as a pig.
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rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entry Attis
quote_or_summary: Attis is indexed under myth and festival, as a tree-spirit or
corn-spirit, probable slaying of his high priest in the character of the god,
probable cult origin, relation to Lityerses, and as a pig.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entry Animal worship
quote_or_summary: Animal worship entries include sacred animals in procession, animals
as scapegoats, animals eaten to obtain qualities, respect for killed animals,
belief in animal resurrection, and animals burnt as representatives of vegetation
spirit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Aberdeenshire, Alfoers, Amboina, Ashantee
quote_or_summary: Harvest and first-fruit entries include the last sheaf, a priest
sowing first rice seed and plucking first ripe rice, first-fruit offerings in
Amboina, and a harvest festival in Ashantee.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Amboina, Alfoers, Andamanese, Arabia, Arabian
stories, Aru Islands, Annamites
quote_or_summary: Soul-related entries include soul abstraction, restoring the soul,
reflection as soul, shadow beliefs, external soul stories, and soul superstitions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Africa, Aethiopian kings, Alfoers, Angoy, Antaymour
kings, Archon of Plataeae, Arval Brothers
quote_or_summary: Ruler and priest entries include weather kings, priestly kings,
reluctance to accept crowns, confined kings, kings responsible for welfare, bodily
restrictions, uncut priestly hair, and iron taboos.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Abyssinia, Apache Indians, Arcadia, Arabs, Australia
quote_or_summary: Rain-making is indexed for Abyssinia, Apache Indians, Arcadia,
heathen Arabs, and Australia.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Aargau, Arician Grove, Arval Brothers, Aryans
quote_or_summary: Tree-related entries include trees planted at births, sacred groves,
tree worship among Aryans, and the oak as sacred tree.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Albania, Arcadia, Athens, Animal worship
quote_or_summary: Scapegoat-related entries include scapegoat in Albania, scapegoats
in Athens, beating the scapegoat in Arcadia, and animals employed as scapegoats.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Ariadne, Athens, Argive tradition concerning Dionysus
quote_or_summary: The index lists Ariadne's marriage, the annual marriage of the
queen to Dionysus at Athens, and an Argive tradition concerning Dionysus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entry Apis
quote_or_summary: Apis, the sacred Egyptian bull, is indexed as drowned.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 8664-8866; entries Aegira, Apollo Diradiotes
quote_or_summary: Blood is indexed as drunk at Aegira before prophesying and as
the blood of a sacrificial lamb drunk in the temple of Apollo Diradiotes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/comparative/project-gutenberg/golden-bough-volume-2-frazer.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is an index section. Literal topic extraction is fairly secure,
but motif reconstruction is limited because the indexed rituals and myths are
not narrated in this excerpt.
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 IDs beyond those supplied in the request were added. Empty scenes reflect the lack of continuous narrative scenes in the index passage.
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