batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l8793-l8824
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-irish-heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy-gutenberg-l8793-l8824
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
passage_locator:
label: INTRODUCTION / PERSONS IN THE STORY / MORTALS / IMMORTALS; lines 8793-8824
start: '8793'
end: '8824'
translation: Heroic Romances of Ireland
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage lists persons in the story, divided into mortals and immortals.
It identifies royal figures of Connaught, Fraech with mortal and fairy parentage,
Ulster and Connaught followers, captive Irish women in the Alps, and fairy figures
including Befind, Boand, and three fairy harpers.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage is a list of persons in the story divided under the headings “MORTALS”
and “IMMORTALS.”
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Ailill is identified as King of Connaught, and Medb is identified as Queen
of Connaught.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Findbar is identified as the daughter of Ailill and Medb.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Froech is identified as the son of a Connaught man and a fairy mother.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Conall Cernach is identified as champion of Ulster.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Two Irish women are identified as being in captivity in the Alps, north of
Lombardy.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Lothar is identified as a follower of Fraech, and Bicne is identified as a
follower of Conall.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Befind is identified as Fraech’s fairy mother.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Boand is identified as sister to Befind and Queen of the Fairies.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Three fairy harpers are listed among the immortals.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ailill
description: King of Connaught; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Medb / Maev
description: Queen of Connaught; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Findbar / Finnabar
description: Daughter of Ailill and Medb; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Froech / Fraech
description: Son of a Connaught man and a fairy mother; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Conall Cernach
description: Champion of Ulster; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Two Irish women
description: Irish women in captivity in the Alps, north of Lombardy; listed among
mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Lothar / Lothur
description: Follower of Fraech; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Bicne
description: Follower of Conall; listed among mortals.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Befind
description: Fraech’s fairy mother; listed among immortals.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Boand
description: Sister to Befind and Queen of the Fairies; listed among immortals.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:11
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Three fairy harpers
description: A group of three fairy harpers; listed among immortals.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mortal
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: These figures are listed under the heading “MORTALS.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: king
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ailill is called King of Connaught.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: queen
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Medb is called Queen of Connaught.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: royal daughter
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Findbar is described as the daughter of Ailill and Medb.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: mortal with fairy mother
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Froech is described as son of a Connaught man and a fairy mother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: champion
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Conall Cernach is called champion of Ulster.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: captives
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The two Irish women are described as being in captivity in the Alps.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: follower
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: Lothar is a follower of Fraech, and Bicne is a follower of Conall.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: immortal
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: These figures are listed under the heading “IMMORTALS.”
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: fairy mother
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Befind is identified as Fraech’s fairy mother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: sister
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Boand is identified as sister to Befind.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:12
label: queen of the fairies
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Boand is called Queen of the Fairies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:13
label: fairy harpers
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: The group is identified as three fairy harpers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mortal-supernatural parentage
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Froech is described as the son of a Connaught man and a fairy mother, linking
a mortal figure to an immortal/fairy parent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is only a cast list and does not narrate conception, birth,
powers, or consequences of the mixed parentage.
- id: motif:2
label: supernatural royal female
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Boand is listed among the immortals and identified as Queen of the Fairies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only a title and kinship relation, without a narrative
episode or explicit symbolic function.
- id: motif:3
label: captives in a distant foreign place
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Two Irish women are described as in captivity in the Alps, north of Lombardy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: low
cautions: The passage provides no action or rescue narrative; the motif is inferred
only from the character-list description of captivity.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8793-8824
quote_or_summary: The passage lists persons in the story under the headings “MORTALS”
and “IMMORTALS.”
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief heading quoted.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8797-8799
quote_or_summary: Ailill is named King of Connaught, and Medb or Maev is named Queen
of Connaught.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: line 8801
quote_or_summary: Findbar or Finnabar is identified as the daughter of Ailill and
Medb.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8803-8804
quote_or_summary: Froech or Fraech is identified as the son of a Connaught man and
a fairy mother.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: line 8806
quote_or_summary: Conall Cernach is identified as Conall the Victorious and as champion
of Ulster.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: line 8808
quote_or_summary: Two Irish women are described as in captivity in the Alps, north
of Lombardy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 8810-8812
quote_or_summary: Lothar or Lothur is named as a follower of Fraech, and Bicne as
a follower of Conall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: line 8818
quote_or_summary: Befind is identified as Fraech’s fairy mother.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: line 8820
quote_or_summary: Boand is identified as sister to Befind and Queen of the Fairies.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: line 8822
quote_or_summary: Three fairy harpers are listed among the immortals.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-irish/project-gutenberg/heroic-romances-of-ireland-leahy.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Entity and role extraction is straightforward because the passage is a cast
list. Motif identification is limited because no narrative action is included
in this line range.
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 symbols from the provided symbol taxonomy are present in this passage. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not support a specific cross-text comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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