batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l5025-l5104
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l5025-l5104
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: THE GREAT EOIAE / THE MELAMPODIA / AEGIMIUS / FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN POSITION;
lines 5025-5104
start: '5025'
end: '5104'
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 fragmentary notices attributes Linus to Urania, mentions lament
for Linus by singers and harpers, invokes Apollo or Paean as savior from death
and knower of remedies, describes a supreme divine king, divine gifts and wisdom
from Muses, births of mountain Nymphs, Satyrs, and Curetes from daughters of Hecaterus,
divine allotments of might, wisdom, and wealth to heroic lineages, a visit to
Dodona and its oak-grove, river and smoke imagery, sacrificial custom, filial
gentleness, and Hesiod as servant of the Muses honored by immortals.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Urania is said to have borne Linus, a lovely son.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Singers and harpers bewail Linus at feasts and dances and call on him at the
beginning and end.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Phoebus Apollo or Paean is named as one who might save someone from death;
Paean is described as knowing remedies for all things.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A fragment describes one male divine figure as king and lord of all undying
gods, with no rival in power.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Muses are described as making a man very wise and marvellous in utterance.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: The daughters of Hecaterus are said to give birth to mountain Nymphs, Satyrs,
and Curetes.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: The Curetes are described as sportive dancers.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The Olympian is said to have given might to the sons of Aeacus, wisdom to
the sons of Amythaon, and wealth to the sons of Atreus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: A fragment says ship timber rotted because of a lack of wood.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: A figure goes to Dodona and to an oak-grove described as the dwelling place
of the Pelasgi.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:11
text: A fragment mentions pitiless smoke of black pitch and cedar.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:12
text: A fragment places a male figure in the swelling tide of a rain-swollen river.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:13
text: The river Parthenius is described as flowing softly like a dainty maiden goes.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:14
text: A fragment states that the ancient custom is best in the way a city sacrifices.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
- id: obs:15
text: A fragment counsels gentleness toward one's father.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:21
- id: obs:16
text: Hesiod is called servant of the sweet Muses, and a statement says mortal good
report follows those whom immortals honor.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:23
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Urania
description: Named as the mother who bore Linus.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Linus
description: A very lovely son of Urania, bewailed by singers and harpers at feasts
and dances.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Phoebus Apollo / Paean
description: Named as a possible savior from death; Paean is described as knowing
remedies for all things.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Unidentified king and lord of the undying gods
description: A divine male figure described as sole king and lord of all undying
gods, without rival in power.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Muses
description: Divinities said to make a man very wise and marvellous in utterance;
Hesiod is called their servant.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:23
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Daughters of Hecaterus
description: Female figures from whom mountain Nymphs, Satyrs, and Curetes were
born.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mountain Nymphs
description: Divine mountain Nymphs born from the daughters of Hecaterus.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Satyrs
description: A tribe described as worthless and helpless, born from the daughters
of Hecaterus.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Curetes
description: Divine sportive dancers born from the daughters of Hecaterus.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: The Olympian
description: A divine giver of might, wisdom, and wealth to different heroic lineages.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Sons of Aeacus
description: A lineage receiving might from the Olympian.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Sons of Amythaon
description: A lineage receiving wisdom from the Olympian.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Sons of Atreus
description: A lineage receiving wealth from the Olympian.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Pelasgi
description: A people whose dwelling place is associated with Dodona and the oak-grove
in the fragment.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Hesiod
description: Called the Boeotian and servant of the sweet Muses.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:23
roles:
- id: role:1
label: mother or female progenitor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:6
basis: Urania bore Linus; daughters of Hecaterus are the source from whom Nymphs,
Satyrs, and Curetes were born.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: lamented son and song figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Linus is born to Urania and is bewailed and invoked by singers and harpers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: savior from death
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The fragment says Apollo or Paean might save someone from death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: knower of remedies
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Paean is described as knowing remedies for all things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: supreme divine ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The fragment describes him as king and lord of all undying gods with no rival
in power.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: bestowers of wisdom and utterance
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Muses make a man wise and marvellous in utterance; Hesiod is their servant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:23
- id: role:7
label: supernatural offspring group
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
basis: These groups are born from the daughters of Hecaterus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: dancers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The Curetes are called sportive dancers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: divine distributor of gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Olympian gives might, wisdom, and wealth to named lineages.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:10
label: recipient lineage
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: Each lineage receives a specific benefit from the Olympian.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: people associated with Dodona oak-grove
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: The oak-grove at Dodona is called the dwelling place of the Pelasgi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:12
label: poet and servant of the Muses
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Bacchylides names the Boeotian Hesiod as servant of the sweet Muses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:23
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: lamented Linus invoked in song
literal_form: A son called on by singers and harpers at feasts and dances.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: remedies for all things
literal_form: Remedies known by Paean.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: mountain Nymphs
literal_form: Divine mountain Nymphs born from the daughters of Hecaterus.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: oak-grove at Dodona
literal_form: Oak-grove described with Dodona as the dwelling place of the Pelasgi.
associated_figures:
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:5
label: rain-swollen river
literal_form: Swelling tide of a rain-swollen river.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: sym:6
label: river Parthenius
literal_form: A river flowing softly like a dainty maiden goes.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: sym:7
label: sacrificial custom
literal_form: The way a city sacrifices according to ancient custom.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
- id: sym:8
label: smoke of pitch and cedar
literal_form: Pitiless smoke of black pitch and cedar.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Birth and ritual lament of Linus
summary: Urania bears Linus, and singers and harpers bewail and invoke him at feasts
and dances.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Divine healing against death
summary: A fragment names Apollo or Paean as a possible rescuer from death and describes
Paean's knowledge of remedies.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Divine sources of wisdom and gifts
summary: The Muses make a man wise and eloquent, and the Olympian grants might,
wisdom, and wealth to named lineages.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: scene:4
label: Birth of mountain Nymphs, Satyrs, and Curetes
summary: The daughters of Hecaterus produce divine mountain Nymphs, Satyrs, and
sportive dancing Curetes.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Dodona oak-grove
summary: A figure goes to Dodona and the oak-grove, which is identified as the dwelling
place of the Pelasgi.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: scene:6
label: River imagery
summary: Fragments mention a male figure in the tide of a rain-swollen river and
describe the river Parthenius as flowing softly.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- id: scene:7
label: Sacrificial custom
summary: A fragment states that whatever form a city uses in sacrifice, the ancient
custom is best.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
- id: scene:8
label: Hesiod and the Muses
summary: Hesiod is called servant of the sweet Muses, and the fragment says mortal
good report follows those whom immortals honor.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:15
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:23
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine parent and notable child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Urania bears Linus, who is then connected with lament and invocation by singers
and harpers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The fragment is brief and does not narrate Linus's death or a full mythic
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Ritual lament for a named figure
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Singers and harpers bewail Linus at feasts and dances and call on him at
beginnings and endings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage preserves only a fragmentary notice and does not explain the
ritual context.
- id: motif:3
label: Divine healing knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Apollo or Paean may save from death, and Paean knows remedies for all things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The line is conditional and lacks narrative context.
- id: motif:4
label: Muse-given wisdom and inspired utterance
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The Muses make a man very wise and marvellous in utterance; Hesiod is called
their servant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:23
confidence: high
cautions: The fragments do not describe the process of inspiration.
- id: motif:5
label: Birth of supernatural nature beings
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: The daughters of Hecaterus give birth to divine mountain Nymphs, Satyrs,
and Curetes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The genealogy is compressed and the parentage beyond the daughters of
Hecaterus is not elaborated.
- id: motif:6
label: Divine distribution of lineage gifts
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Olympian gives might, wisdom, and wealth to the sons of Aeacus, Amythaon,
and Atreus respectively.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes divine allotment but not a reciprocal exchange or
formal covenant.
- id: motif:7
label: Sacred grove or tree-place at Dodona
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: A fragment identifies Dodona and an oak-grove as the dwelling place of the
Pelasgi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explicitly describe an oracle or ritual at the oak-grove.
- id: motif:8
label: Ancient sacrificial custom preferred
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The fragment says the ancient custom is best in the way a city sacrifices.
evidence_refs:
- ev:20
confidence: high
cautions: No specific sacrificial rite is described.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'Several fragments present divine beings as sources of specialized knowledge
or skill: Paean knows remedies, the Muses make a man wise and eloquent, and the
Olympian grants wisdom to the sons of Amythaon.'
claim_level: same_function
target: divine bestowal or possession of wisdom within the collected Greek fragments
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The fragments are independent excerpts and do not establish a single
continuous narrative or direct historical relationship among the notices.
- id: claim:2
claim: 'Two fragments share a divine parentage pattern: Urania bears Linus, and
the daughters of Hecaterus produce supernatural groups including Nymphs, Satyrs,
and Curetes.'
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine parent-child or supernatural birth pattern in the fragment collection
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The births differ in scale and detail, and the fragmentary context
prevents stronger comparison.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5025-5031; Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Urania bears Linus, a lovely son; singers and harpers bewail and
call on Linus at feasts and dances.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5035-5037; Fragment #2'
quote_or_summary: Phoebus Apollo or Paean may save someone from death; Paean knows
remedies for all things.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5038-5040; Fragment #3'
quote_or_summary: A divine male is described as sole king and lord of all undying
gods, with no rival in power.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5041-5042; Fragment #4'
quote_or_summary: A fragment refers to causing gifts of the blessed gods to come
near to earth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5043-5044; Fragment #5'
quote_or_summary: The Muses make a man very wise and marvellous in utterance.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5045-5048; Fragment #6'
quote_or_summary: From the daughters of Hecaterus were born divine mountain Nymphs,
Satyrs, and divine Curetes, who are sportive dancers.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5049-5050; Fragment #7'
quote_or_summary: A fragment mentions beseeching the offspring of glorious Cleodaeus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5051-5053; Fragment #8'
quote_or_summary: The Olympian gives might to the sons of Aeacus, wisdom to the
sons of Amythaon, and wealth to the sons of Atreus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5054-5055; Fragment #9'
quote_or_summary: A fragment states that ship timber rotted because of a lack of
wood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5056-5057; Fragment #10'
quote_or_summary: A fragment says they no longer walk with delicate feet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5058-5059; Fragment #11'
quote_or_summary: A fragment says pieces of meat were roasted and drawn carefully
off the spits.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5060-5063; Fragments #12-13'
quote_or_summary: Two fragments describe spirit increasing in a breast and heart-grieving
anger in a breast.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5064-5066; Fragment #14'
quote_or_summary: A figure went to Dodona and the oak-grove, called the dwelling
place of the Pelasgi.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5064-5066; Fragment #14'
quote_or_summary: Dodona and its oak-grove are identified as the dwelling place
of the Pelasgi.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5067-5068; Fragment #15'
quote_or_summary: A fragment mentions pitiless smoke of black pitch and cedar.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5069-5071; Fragment #16'
quote_or_summary: A male figure is in the swelling tide of a rain-swollen river.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5072-5074; Fragment #17'
quote_or_summary: The river Parthenius is described as flowing softly like a dainty
maiden goes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5075-5077; Fragment #18'
quote_or_summary: A proverb-like fragment calls foolish the man who leaves what
he has and follows what he has not.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:19
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5078-5080; Fragment #19'
quote_or_summary: A fragment contrasts deeds of the young, counsels of the middle-aged,
and prayers of the aged.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:20
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5081-5083; Fragment #20'
quote_or_summary: However a city sacrifices, the ancient custom is best.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:21
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5084-5085; Fragment #21'
quote_or_summary: A fragment says one should be gentle toward one's father.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:22
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5086-5087; Fragment #22'
quote_or_summary: A fragment says that if the speaker said this, it would seem poor
and hard to understand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:23
type: summary
locator: 'lines 5088-5091; Fragment #23'
quote_or_summary: Bacchylides names Hesiod as servant of the sweet Muses and says
mortal good report follows whomever the immortals honor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is a set of very short fragments from different contexts; literal
extraction is relatively secure, but motif assignments and comparisons are limited
by the absence of continuous narrative.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. Taxonomy references were limited to the provided available taxonomy list.
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