Comparative mythology corpus

batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l4786-l4884

batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l4786-l4884

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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l4786-l4884
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
  label: II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE;
    lines 4786-4884
  start: '4786'
  end: '4884'
  translation: Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica
  notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
    human review required.
canonical_text:
  quote: ''
  summary: A set of testimonia and fragments attributed to the Great Eoiae gives genealogies,
    marriages, divine-human unions, eponymous origins, killings, punishments, prophetic
    acquisition through serpents, and a cattle theft by Hermes.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: Argos, son of Zeus, is named as father of Epidaurus.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: Alcmene says Zeus begot Heracles to be both very toilful and very excellent,
    and the Fates are also said to have made him so.
  category: speech
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: Heracles is entertained by Telamon, stands in a lion-skin and prays, and an
    eagle sent by Zeus is connected with the naming of Aias.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: Several fragments report marriages or unions that produce children, including
    Thero with Apollo producing Chaeron and Mecionice with Poseidon producing Euphemus.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:5
  text: Peirene is called daughter of Oebalius, and Mycene is called daughter of Inachus
    and wife of Arestor; the city is said to receive its name from Mycene.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
- id: obs:6
  text: Hyettus kills Molurus in his house because Molurus lay with his wife, then
    leaves Argos and is received at Minyan Orchomenus.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: obs:7
  text: Oenomaus is said to have killed a sequence of named men, with some deaths
    occurring on the course.
  category: action
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: obs:8
  text: Endymion is transported by Zeus into heaven, falls in love with Hera, is deceived
    by a shape of cloud, and is cast down into Hades.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: obs:9
  text: Melampus buries a serpent killed by Polyphantes; the serpent's offspring lick
    Melampus' ears and inspire him with prophecy.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: obs:10
  text: Melampus is caught while trying to steal Iphiclus' cows, but gains release
    after warning that a house is about to fall.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: obs:11
  text: Scylla is identified as the daughter of Phoebus and Hecate.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: obs:12
  text: Phineus is blinded because he told Phrixus the way.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: obs:13
  text: The children of Phrixus and Iophossa are named as Argus, Phrontis, Melas,
    and Cytisorus.
  category: relationship
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:12
- id: obs:14
  text: Apollo falls in love with Hymenaeus and stays at Magnes' house, while Hermes
    steals cattle nearby after disabling the dogs and masking the cattle tracks with
    brushwood.
  category: sequence
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Argos, son of Zeus
  description: Named as the son of Zeus and father of Epidaurus.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Zeus
  description: Father of Argos and Heracles; sender of the eagle; transporter of Endymion
    into heaven.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:8
- id: fig:3
  name_or_label: Alcmene
  description: Mother who addresses Heracles and speaks of Zeus as his father.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:4
  name_or_label: Heracles
  description: Son of Zeus, described as most toilful and most excellent; later shown
    entertained by Telamon in a lion-skin and praying.
  role_refs:
  - role:3
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
- id: fig:5
  name_or_label: Telamon
  description: Host who entertains Heracles in the reported story.
  role_refs:
  - role:4
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:6
  name_or_label: Eagle sent by Zeus
  description: A bird sent by Zeus, from which Aias took his name.
  role_refs:
  - role:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:7
  name_or_label: Aias
  description: Named in connection with the eagle sent by Zeus.
  role_refs:
  - role:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: fig:8
  name_or_label: Thero
  description: Daughter of Phylas and Leipephile, compared to beams of the moon; lies
    in Apollo's embrace and bears Chaeron.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:9
  name_or_label: Apollo / Phoebus
  description: Divine lover of Thero and Hymenaeus; father of Chaeron and, with Hecate,
    father of Scylla; also connected with Melampus as beloved of Apollo.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:9
  - ev:10
  - ev:13
- id: fig:10
  name_or_label: Chaeron
  description: Horse-taming child of Thero and Apollo.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:11
  name_or_label: Mecionice
  description: Woman joined in the love of Aphrodite with Poseidon and mother of Euphemus.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:12
  name_or_label: Poseidon / Earth-holder and Earth-Shaker
  description: Divine partner of Mecionice and father of Euphemus.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:13
  name_or_label: Euphemus
  description: Child born from Mecionice's union with Poseidon.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: fig:14
  name_or_label: Hyettus
  description: Kills Molurus for lying with his wife, flees Argos, and is received
    at Minyan Orchomenus.
  role_refs:
  - role:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:15
  name_or_label: Molurus
  description: Killed by Hyettus after lying with Hyettus' wife.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: fig:16
  name_or_label: Oenomaus
  description: Killer of a series of named men, some on the course.
  role_refs:
  - role:9
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:17
  name_or_label: Men killed by Oenomaus
  description: Collective group of named men said to be killed by Oenomaus.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: fig:18
  name_or_label: Endymion
  description: Transported into heaven by Zeus, loves Hera, is deceived by a cloud
    shape, and is cast down into Hades.
  role_refs:
  - role:10
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: fig:19
  name_or_label: Hera
  description: Endymion falls in love with her.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: fig:20
  name_or_label: Melampus
  description: Beloved of Apollo; buries a serpent and receives prophecy from its
    offspring; later caught trying to steal cows and released after warning of a house
    collapse.
  role_refs:
  - role:11
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:21
  name_or_label: Polyphantes
  description: King whose ox sacrifice is approached by a serpent; he kills the serpent
    after it destroys his servants.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:22
  name_or_label: Serpent and offspring
  description: The serpent is killed and buried; its offspring lick Melampus' ears
    and inspire prophecy.
  role_refs:
  - role:12
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:23
  name_or_label: Iphiclus
  description: Owner of the cows Melampus tries to steal; associated with the house
    whose collapse Melampus predicts.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: fig:24
  name_or_label: Scylla
  description: Daughter of Phoebus and Hecate.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: fig:25
  name_or_label: Hecate
  description: Named with Phoebus as parent of Scylla.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:10
- id: fig:26
  name_or_label: Phineus
  description: Blinded because he told Phrixus the way.
  role_refs:
  - role:10
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: fig:27
  name_or_label: Phrixus
  description: Receives the way from Phineus; father of four children with Iophossa.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
  - ev:12
- id: fig:28
  name_or_label: Hymenaeus
  description: Beautiful son of Magnes; Apollo falls in love with him.
  role_refs:
  - role:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
- id: fig:29
  name_or_label: Magnes
  description: Father of Hymenaeus and inhabitant of Magnesia.
  role_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
- id: fig:30
  name_or_label: Hermes
  description: Steals cattle after incapacitating guard dogs and concealing tracks
    with brushwood.
  role_refs:
  - role:13
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: divine or notable offspring
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  - fig:10
  - fig:13
  - fig:24
  basis: These figures are identified through parentage involving gods or notable
    genealogical lines.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  - ev:10
- id: role:2
  label: divine parent or divine agent
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  - fig:9
  - fig:12
  - fig:25
  basis: The passage names these gods as parents, lovers, senders, or actors in divine
    interventions.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:8
  - ev:10
- id: role:3
  label: toil-marked heroic son
  assigned_to:
  - fig:4
  basis: Heracles is said to be begotten by Zeus to be most toilful and most excellent.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:4
  label: heroic host
  assigned_to:
  - fig:5
  basis: Telamon entertains Heracles.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:5
  label: divine sign or naming omen
  assigned_to:
  - fig:6
  basis: The eagle is sent by Zeus and is linked to the naming of Aias.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:6
  label: name recipient
  assigned_to:
  - fig:7
  basis: Aias is said to take his name from the eagle.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: role:7
  label: divine beloved
  assigned_to:
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  - fig:11
  - fig:12
  - fig:28
  basis: The passage reports unions or love involving a deity and Thero, Mecionice,
    or Hymenaeus.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:13
- id: role:8
  label: killer and exile
  assigned_to:
  - fig:14
  basis: Hyettus kills Molurus, leaves his home, and flees from Argos.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: role:9
  label: killer on the course
  assigned_to:
  - fig:16
  basis: Oenomaus is credited with killing a sequence of men, including deaths on
    the course.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
- id: role:10
  label: punished transgressor or punished revealer
  assigned_to:
  - fig:18
  - fig:26
  basis: Endymion is cast down into Hades after loving Hera; Phineus is blinded for
    telling Phrixus the way.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
  - ev:11
- id: role:11
  label: prophetic recipient and released captive
  assigned_to:
  - fig:20
  basis: Melampus receives prophecy from serpent offspring and is released after predicting
    a house collapse.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: role:12
  label: source of prophetic inspiration
  assigned_to:
  - fig:22
  basis: The serpent's offspring lick Melampus' ears and inspire him with prophecy.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: role:13
  label: cattle thief and trickster actor
  assigned_to:
  - fig:30
  basis: Hermes disables the dogs, steals cattle, and uses brushwood to remove tracks.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
  label: lion-skin
  literal_form: Heracles' lion-skin clothing while standing and praying.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:4
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: sym:2
  label: eagle
  literal_form: Eagle sent by Zeus and linked to Aias' name.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: sym:3
  label: serpent
  literal_form: Serpent at an ox sacrifice and its offspring who lick Melampus' ears.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:20
  - fig:21
  - fig:22
  taxonomy_refs:
  - serpent
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: sym:4
  label: cloud shape
  literal_form: A shape of cloud used to deceive Endymion after he loves Hera.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:18
  - fig:19
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: sym:5
  label: heaven and Hades
  literal_form: Endymion is transported into heaven and then cast down into Hades.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:2
  - fig:18
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: sym:6
  label: cattle herd
  literal_form: Cows and heifers stolen by Melampus or Hermes.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:20
  - fig:23
  - fig:30
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
  - ev:13
- id: sym:7
  label: brushwood fastened to tails
  literal_form: Brushwood fastened to cattle tails to wipe out hoofprints.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:30
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
- id: sym:8
  label: ox sacrifice
  literal_form: An ox sacrificed by Polyphantes before the serpent appears.
  associated_figures:
  - fig:21
  - fig:22
  taxonomy_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Heracles, Telamon, and the eagle omen
  summary: Heracles is hosted by Telamon, stands dressed in a lion-skin and prays,
    and Zeus sends an eagle connected with Aias' name.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:4
  - fig:5
  - fig:6
  - fig:7
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:1
  - sym:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: scene:2
  label: Divine genealogy and birth notices
  summary: The fragments identify several divine or notable parent-child lines, including
    Argos from Zeus, Chaeron from Apollo and Thero, Euphemus from Poseidon and Mecionice,
    and Scylla from Phoebus and Hecate.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  - fig:8
  - fig:9
  - fig:10
  - fig:11
  - fig:12
  - fig:13
  - fig:24
  - fig:25
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:4
  - ev:10
- id: scene:3
  label: Endymion's ascent, deception, and descent
  summary: Zeus transports Endymion to heaven; after Endymion loves Hera he is deceived
    by a cloud shape and sent down to Hades.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:2
  - fig:18
  - fig:19
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:4
  - sym:5
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
- id: scene:4
  label: Melampus and the prophetic serpents
  summary: After Polyphantes kills a serpent at a sacrifice, Melampus buries it; its
    offspring later lick his ears and inspire prophecy.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:18
  - fig:20
  - fig:21
  - fig:22
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:3
  - sym:8
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: scene:5
  label: Melampus' cattle theft and release
  summary: Melampus is captured while trying to steal Iphiclus' cows, but is released
    after warning that the house is about to fall.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:20
  - fig:23
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:6
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
- id: scene:6
  label: Phineus blinded for telling the way
  summary: Phineus is blinded because he told Phrixus the way.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:26
  - fig:27
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
- id: scene:7
  label: Hermes steals cattle while Apollo loves Hymenaeus
  summary: Apollo falls in love with Hymenaeus and stays at Magnes' house; Hermes
    then disables the dogs and drives off cattle, using brushwood to erase tracks.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:9
  - fig:28
  - fig:29
  - fig:30
  symbol_refs:
  - sym:6
  - sym:7
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:13
- id: scene:8
  label: Hyettus' killing and flight
  summary: Hyettus kills Molurus after Molurus lies with his wife, then flees Argos
    and is received at Minyan Orchomenus.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:14
  - fig:15
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:6
- id: scene:9
  label: Oenomaus' killings on the course
  summary: Oenomaus is said to have killed a series of named men, with some deaths
    occurring on the course.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:16
  - fig:17
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: divine parentage and heroic offspring
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_parent_child
  - sacred_birth
  basis: Multiple notices identify children born from gods or divine-human unions,
    including Heracles from Zeus, Chaeron from Apollo and Thero, Euphemus from Poseidon
    and Mecionice, and Scylla from Phoebus and Hecate.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:4
  - ev:10
  confidence: high
  cautions: The fragments are brief testimonia and genealogical notices, not full
    narrative birth scenes.
- id: motif:2
  label: divine beloved and divine-human union
  taxonomy_refs:
  - divine_beloved
  - sacred_marriage
  basis: Thero lies in Apollo's embrace and bears Chaeron; Mecionice is joined with
    Poseidon and bears Euphemus; Apollo also loves Hymenaeus.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
  - ev:13
  confidence: high
  cautions: The Hymenaeus episode reports divine love but no marriage or offspring
    in this passage.
- id: motif:3
  label: hero marked by divine toil and excellence
  taxonomy_refs:
  - culture_hero
  - divine_parent_child
  basis: Alcmene says Zeus begot Heracles to be the most toilful and most excellent,
    and the Fates made him so.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage gives a characterization of Heracles rather than a full heroic
    exploit.
- id: motif:4
  label: divine sign and naming omen
  taxonomy_refs: []
  basis: Zeus sends an eagle, and Aias takes his name from it.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
  confidence: medium
  cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly names omen-based naming.
- id: motif:5
  label: ascent followed by punitive descent
  taxonomy_refs:
  - ascent
  - hero_descent
  - divine_judgment
  basis: Endymion is transported by Zeus to heaven, deceived after loving Hera, and
    cast down into Hades.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:8
  confidence: high
  cautions: The passage states the movement and punishment but does not elaborate
    Endymion's status or motivations beyond love for Hera.
- id: motif:6
  label: serpent-mediated prophecy
  taxonomy_refs:
  - serpent
  - wisdom
  basis: The offspring of a buried serpent lick Melampus' ears and inspire him with
    prophecy.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
  confidence: high
  cautions: The taxonomy includes serpent as a symbol and wisdom as a motif family;
    the specific prophetic mechanism is passage-specific.
- id: motif:7
  label: cattle theft and track concealment
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_theft
  - trickster_boundary
  basis: Hermes disables guard dogs, drives away cattle, and uses brushwood on the
    tails to erase footprints; Melampus is also caught trying to steal cows.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
  - ev:13
  confidence: high
  cautions: Only Hermes' episode includes clear trickster-like concealment; Melampus'
    attempted theft is brief and has a different narrative outcome.
- id: motif:8
  label: knowledge punished by blinding
  taxonomy_refs:
  - forbidden_knowledge
  - divine_judgment
  basis: Phineus is blinded because he told Phrixus the way.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:11
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage does not state who blinds Phineus or why telling the way is
    forbidden.
- id: motif:9
  label: prophecy exchanged for release
  taxonomy_refs:
  - sacred_exchange
  - wisdom
  basis: Melampus warns that Iphiclus' house is about to fall and is released in return.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:9
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The exchange is practical in the fragment; its sacred status is inferred
    only from Melampus' prophetic inspiration.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #1 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Argos, son of Zeus, is said to be father of Epidaurus.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:2
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #2 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Alcmene says Zeus begot Heracles to be most toilful and most excellent;
    the Fates also made him so.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:3
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #3 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Heracles is hosted by Telamon, stands in his lion-skin and prays;
    Zeus sends an eagle from which Aias takes his name.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:4
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragments #4-#6 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Fragments report marriages and divine unions, including Thero
    with Apollo bearing Chaeron and Mecionice with Poseidon bearing Euphemus.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:5
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragments #8-#9 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Peirene is daughter of Oebalius; Mycene is daughter of Inachus
    and wife of Arestor, and the city is named from her.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:6
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #7 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Hyettus kills Molurus for lying with his wife, flees Argos, and
    is received at Minyan Orchomenus.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:7
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #10 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Oenomaus is said to kill a list of men, with some deaths occurring
    on the course.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:8
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #11 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Endymion is taken by Zeus into heaven, loves Hera, is deceived
    by a cloud shape, and is cast down into Hades.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:9
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #12 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Melampus buries a killed serpent; its offspring inspire prophecy
    by licking his ears. Later he is caught stealing cows and is released after warning
    of a house collapse.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:10
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #13 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Scylla is said to be daughter of Phoebus and Hecate.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:11
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #14 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Phineus is blinded because he told Phrixus the way.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:12
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #15 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: 'Four children of Phrixus and Iophossa are named: Argus, Phrontis,
    Melas, and Cytisorus.'
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
- id: ev:13
  type: summary
  locator: 'Fragment #16 within lines 4786-4884'
  quote_or_summary: Apollo loves Hymenaeus and remains at Magnes' house; Hermes steals
    cattle after disabling the dogs and masking tracks with brushwood.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; summary used.
confidence:
  extraction: medium
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: The passage consists of brief fragments and testimonia; literal extraction
    is fairly clear, but motif assignment is limited by fragmentary context.
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 does not provide a direct comparative claim beyond internal attributions to the Great Eoiae.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l4786-l4884
  passage_sha256=c4d5101d6414073b560913d70c9caa0a89aeedc105f474cb7fb65590814be3af