batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l531-l624
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passage_locator:
label: ENDNOTES / PREPARERS NOTE / PREFACE / INTRODUCTION; lines 531-624
start: '531'
end: '624'
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: The passage summarizes lost Hesiodic didactic poems and then outlines the
structure and contents of the Theogony and the genealogical Catalogues of Women,
including primeval beings, divine succession, Zeus' rise, god-mortal genealogies,
flood survivors, and selected heroic episodes.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A poem called Divination by Birds is described as showing how humans could
avoid disasters by attending to omens drawn from birds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A poem called Astronomy or Astrology is described as giving accounts of principal
constellations, their risings and settings, associated legends, and their possible
use as guides for human affairs.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Precepts of Chiron is described as moral and practical instruction addressed
by Chiron to Achilles.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Great Works is associated with cultivation of vine, olive, herbs, the
judgment of Rhadamanthys, and possibly metals.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Idaean Dactyls is described as dealing with the discovery and working
of metals.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The Theogony is described as tracing the descent and changes of the families
of the gods from the beginning of things.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: 'Three primeval beings are introduced: Chaos, Earth, and Eros.'
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Earth produces Heaven and bears to him the Titans, Cyclopes, and hundred-handed
giants.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The Titans, oppressed by their father, revolt at Earth's instigation under
Cronos' leadership, resulting in the separation of Heaven and Earth and Cronos'
rule.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Cronos swallows each of his children as they are born because he knows he
is destined to be overcome by one of them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: Zeus is saved by Rhea, grows up, overcomes Cronos, and Cronos is forced to
vomit up the swallowed children.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:12
text: Zeus and the released children divide the universe between them like a human
estate.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:13
text: The early reign of Zeus is marked by the war with the Titans and the overthrow
of Typhoeus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:14
text: The Catalogues of Women traced Hellenic peoples and families from a common
ancestor and emphasized mortal women beloved by gods as genealogical links.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Deucalion and Pyrrha are described as the only survivors of the deluge and
as parents of Hellen, ancestor of the Hellenic race.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:16
text: Tyro bore Pelias and Neleus to Poseidon.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:17
text: Neleus refused Heracles purification for the murder of Iphitus, after which
Heracles attacked and sacked Pylos.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:18
text: Periclymenus is described as having the power to change himself into all manner
of shapes.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Chiron
description: A Centaur who addresses moral and practical precepts to Achilles.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Achilles
description: Chiron's pupil in the Precepts of Chiron.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Rhadamanthys
description: Associated with a judgment saying that a man who sows evil shall reap
evil.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Chaos
description: One of three primeval beings introduced in the Theogony summary.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Earth
description: One of three primeval beings; produces Heaven, bears divine offspring,
and instigates the Titans' revolt.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Eros
description: One of three primeval beings, described as an indefinite reproductive
influence.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Heaven
description: Produced by Earth; father of the Titans, Cyclopes, and hundred-handed
giants; separated from Earth after the Titans' revolt.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Titans
description: Children of Earth and Heaven who revolt against their father under
Cronos' leadership.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Cronos
description: Leader of the Titans' revolt; ruler after Heaven and Earth are separated;
swallows his children and is later overcome by Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Zeus
description: Child saved by Rhea; overcomes Cronos, shares in division of the universe,
defeats Typhoeus, and continues to reign.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:13
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Rhea
description: Saves Zeus from Cronos.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Typhoeus
description: Overthrown during the early reign of Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Muses
description: Invoked to sing of the tribe of women at the close of the poem.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Mortal women beloved by gods
description: Genealogical links through whom families and tribes claimed descent
from gods.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Deucalion
description: Child of Prometheus and Pronoia; one of the two survivors of the deluge
and parent of Hellen.
role_refs:
- role:19
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Pyrrha
description: One of the two survivors of the deluge and parent of Hellen.
role_refs:
- role:19
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Hellen
description: Son of Deucalion and Pyrrha; reputed ancestor of the Hellenic race.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Tyro
description: Daughter of Salmoneus who bore Pelias and Neleus to Poseidon.
role_refs:
- role:18
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Poseidon
description: God to whom Tyro bore Pelias and Neleus.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Pelias
description: Son of Tyro and Poseidon.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Neleus
description: Son of Tyro and Poseidon; king of Pylos who refused Heracles purification
and alone escaped the later slaughter.
role_refs:
- role:21
- role:22
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Heracles
description: Denied purification by Neleus; attacks and sacks Pylos.
role_refs:
- role:23
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Iphitus
description: Person whose murder is the reason for the purification sought by Heracles.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Periclymenus
description: Son of Neleus killed in the sack of Pylos; has the power to change
into all manner of shapes.
role_refs:
- role:24
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Atalanta and Hippomenes
description: Persons whose adventure is mentioned as an example of famous adventures
included in the Catalogues.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Argonauts
description: Their story appears to have been told in some detail in the fragments.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: teacher of precepts
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Chiron addresses moral and practical precepts to Achilles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: pupil
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- fig:2
basis: Achilles is named as Chiron's pupil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: judge
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- fig:3
basis: The passage refers to the judgment of Rhadamanthys.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: primeval being
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- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Chaos, Earth, and Eros are introduced as primeval beings.
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- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: divine parent
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- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:18
- fig:19
basis: Earth and Heaven produce divine offspring; Tyro and Poseidon are parents
of Pelias and Neleus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: instigator of revolt
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- fig:5
basis: The Titans revolt at Earth's instigation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: oppressive father
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The Titans are oppressed by their father Heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: rebel offspring group
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Titans revolt against their father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: leader of revolt
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- fig:9
basis: Cronos leads the Titans' revolt.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: ruler of universe
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Cronos reigns after the separation of Heaven and Earth; Zeus is still reigning
after later conflicts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: child-swallowing father
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Cronos swallows each child as born.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: rescued child
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Zeus is saved by Rhea from Cronos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: victor over predecessor
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Zeus overcomes Cronos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:14
label: victor over monster or enemy
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- fig:10
basis: The early reign of Zeus includes the overthrow of Typhoeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:15
label: savior mother
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- fig:11
basis: Rhea saves Zeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:16
label: overthrown adversary
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- fig:12
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evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:17
label: invoked singers
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- fig:13
basis: The Muses are invoked to sing of the tribe of women.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:18
label: beloved of a god
assigned_to:
- fig:14
- fig:18
basis: The passage states that origins were traced through a mortal woman beloved
by a god; Tyro bore children to Poseidon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:19
label: deluge survivor
assigned_to:
- fig:15
- fig:16
basis: Deucalion and Pyrrha are described as the only survivors of the deluge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:20
label: genealogical ancestor
assigned_to:
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
basis: Deucalion and Pyrrha have Hellen, the reputed ancestor of the Hellenic race.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:21
label: king who refuses purification
assigned_to:
- fig:21
basis: Neleus, king of Pylos, refuses Heracles purification.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:22
label: sole escapee from slaughter
assigned_to:
- fig:21
basis: From the slaughter Neleus alone escaped.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:23
label: attacker and sacker of city
assigned_to:
- fig:22
basis: Heracles attacked and sacked Pylos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:24
label: shapeshifter
assigned_to:
- fig:24
basis: Periclymenus had the power of changing himself into all manner of shapes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: bird omens
literal_form: omens drawn from birds
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: constellations
literal_form: principal constellations with risings, settings, and legends
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: vine, olive, and herbs
literal_form: cultivated plants named as subjects in the Great Works
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: metals
literal_form: metals and their working
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: Chaos
literal_form: primeval being named Chaos
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: Earth and Heaven
literal_form: Earth producing Heaven and bearing offspring to him
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: deluge
literal_form: flood from which Deucalion and Pyrrha alone survive
associated_figures:
- fig:15
- fig:16
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: changing shapes
literal_form: power to change into all manner of shapes
associated_figures:
- fig:24
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Didactic guidance by omens and stars
summary: Lost Hesiodic didactic poems are described as teaching disaster avoidance
through bird omens and guidance through constellations and associated legends.
figure_refs: []
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Chiron instructs Achilles
summary: The Precepts of Chiron is described as a poem of moral and practical precepts
addressed by Chiron to Achilles.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Primeval beings and first divine generation
summary: Chaos, Earth, and Eros appear at the beginning; Earth produces Heaven and
bears the Titans, Cyclopes, and hundred-handed giants.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Titan revolt and separation of Heaven and Earth
summary: The oppressed Titans revolt at Earth's instigation under Cronos, leading
to the separation of Heaven and Earth and Cronos' reign.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Cronos swallows children and Zeus overcomes him
summary: Cronos swallows his children to avoid being overcome, but Zeus is saved
by Rhea, grows up, overcomes Cronos, and compels him to release the swallowed
children.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:6
label: Zeus' early reign
summary: Zeus' early reign includes the war with the Titans and the overthrow of
Typhoeus, followed by lists of gods born to Zeus.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:12
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:7
label: Genealogical descent through god-beloved women
summary: The Catalogues of Women are described as tracing Hellenic peoples and families
through mortal women beloved by gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:8
label: Deluge survivors become ancestors
summary: Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the deluge and have Hellen, presented as ancestor
of the Hellenic race.
figure_refs:
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:9
label: Tyro, Poseidon, Neleus, and Heracles at Pylos
summary: Tyro bears Pelias and Neleus to Poseidon; Neleus refuses purification to
Heracles, who attacks and sacks Pylos, killing among others Periclymenus, a shapeshifter,
while Neleus alone escapes.
figure_refs:
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Bird-omen divination for avoiding disaster
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage says the Divination by Birds showed how humans could avoid disasters
by attending to bird omens.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a prose summary of a lost poem, not the poem's narrative
text.
- id: motif:2
label: Constellations as guides to human affairs
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Astronomy or Astrology is summarized as treating constellations, their timings
and legends, and their possible influence on or guidance for human affairs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: 'The wording is partly conjectural in the passage: ''probably showed''
and ''might be used as guides.'''
- id: motif:3
label: Moral reaping of evil sown
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: 'The judgment of Rhadamanthys is quoted in summary as: if a man sows evil,
he shall reap evil.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: Only a brief gnomic fragment is given.
- id: motif:4
label: Discovery and working of metals
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
basis: The Idaean Dactyls is said to have dealt with the discovery of metals and
their working.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: No discoverer figure or narrative action is provided in this passage.
- id: motif:5
label: Primeval emergence from Chaos, Earth, and Eros
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
basis: The Theogony summary begins with primeval Chaos, Earth, and Eros at the beginning
of things.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a secondary summary of the Theogony's sequence.
- id: motif:6
label: Earth-Heaven parentage and generational revolt
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Earth produces Heaven and bears divine children; the Titans revolt against
their oppressive father at Earth's instigation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage compresses the episode and does not narrate all details.
- id: motif:7
label: Father swallows children; rescued child overthrows him
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- miraculous_child
basis: Cronos swallows each child to avoid destiny; Zeus is saved by Rhea, grows
up, overcomes Cronos, and causes the children to be released.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The struggle itself is noted as not described in the summarized poem passage.
- id: motif:8
label: Divine succession and division of the universe
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: After Cronos is overcome, Zeus and the released children divide the universe
between them, and Zeus continues to reign after early conflicts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The phrase 'royal legitimacy' is inferred from succession and rule; no
explicit coronation or law is described.
- id: motif:9
label: God-beloved mortal woman as genealogical source
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
- sacred_birth
basis: The Catalogues are described as tracing descent through mortal women beloved
by gods; Tyro bearing sons to Poseidon is one example.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage focuses on genealogy rather than a full love narrative.
- id: motif:10
label: Deluge survivor pair as ancestors
taxonomy_refs:
- flood_and_renewal
- survivor_pair
basis: Deucalion and Pyrrha are described as the only survivors of the deluge and
as parents of Hellen, ancestor of the Hellenic race.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The deluge itself is only mentioned, not narrated.
- id: motif:11
label: Shapeshifting warrior or victim
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: Periclymenus is said to have the power of changing himself into all manner
of shapes and is killed in the sack of Pylos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe any specific transformation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 531-540
quote_or_summary: Divination by Birds is said to teach disaster avoidance through
bird omens; Astronomy or Astrology treats constellations, risings/settings, legends,
and possible guidance for human affairs.
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: 541-552
quote_or_summary: Precepts of Chiron gives moral and practical precepts from Chiron
to Achilles; Great Works includes cultivation topics, the judgment of Rhadamanthys,
metals, and possible relation to Idaean Dactyls on discovery and working of metals.
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: 554-565
quote_or_summary: The Theogony traces divine families from the beginning; Chaos,
Earth, and Eros are introduced; Earth produces Heaven and bears the Titans, Cyclopes,
and hundred-handed giants.
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: 565-573
quote_or_summary: The Titans revolt under Cronos at Earth's instigation; Heaven
and Earth are separated; Cronos reigns, swallows his children, and is later overcome
by Zeus, who was saved by Rhea; the universe is divided.
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: 573-578
quote_or_summary: Zeus' early reign includes war with the Titans and overthrow of
Typhoeus; the poem then lists gods born to Zeus and closes with an invocation
of the Muses to sing of women.
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: 580-591
quote_or_summary: The Theogony's conclusion links to the Catalogues of Women, which
trace Hellenic families from a common ancestor; women are prominent because descent
from gods is traced through mortal women beloved by gods.
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: 592-601
quote_or_summary: Prometheus and Pronoia produce Deucalion and Pyrrha, only survivors
of the deluge; they have Hellen, ancestor of the Hellenic race, with further descent
into Magnesians, Macedonians, Dorians, Ionians, and Aeolians.
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: 602-612
quote_or_summary: Tyro bears Pelias and Neleus to Poseidon; Neleus refuses purification
to Heracles, who sacks Pylos, killing sons of Neleus including Periclymenus, who
could change shape; Neleus alone escapes.
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: 613-624
quote_or_summary: The Catalogues' arrangement is by genealogical lines, relieved
by brief famous adventures such as Atalanta and Hippomenes, and the story of the
Argonauts appears in some detail in fragments.
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 is an introductory prose summary of poems and fragments, not
a continuous primary mythic narration. Motif extraction is strongest where the
passage directly summarizes well-defined episodes.
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 mainly summarizes internal contents and compositional links rather than explicitly comparing traditions or motif families.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l531-l624
passage_sha256=5bdc9f9de0f724972fcb0b15caba671e328e633b33cdc2dfdc21aec665610c43