batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l5637-l5648
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l5637-l5648
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS / THE HOMERIC HYMNS / I. TO DIONYSUS 2501 / II. TO DEMETER;
lines 5637-5648
start: '5637'
end: '5648'
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: '"giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons"'
summary: The passage describes goddesses dwelling beside Zeus on Olympus, sending
Plutus to favored mortals, and closes with an invocation to Deo and her daughter
Persephone for favor and sustenance in return for the song.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A bright goddess had taught an unspecified group, after which they went to
Olympus to the gathering of the gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The goddesses dwell beside Zeus, who is described as delighting in thunder.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Mortals freely loved by the goddesses are called blessed.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The goddesses send Plutus as a guest to the great house of the favored mortal.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Plutus is described as giving wealth to mortal men.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The speaker invokes Deo as queen, lady, giver of good gifts, and bringer of
seasons.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The speaker invokes Persephone as Deo's all-beauteous daughter.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker asks Deo and Persephone to grant heart-cheering substance for
the song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: awful and reverend goddesses
description: Goddesses who dwell beside Zeus, freely love certain mortals, and send
Plutus to them.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Zeus
description: The god beside whom the goddesses dwell, described as delighting in
thunder.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Plutus
description: A guest sent to a favored mortal's house, described as giving wealth
to mortal men.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Deo
description: Invoked as queen of sweet Eleusis, sea-girt Paros, and rocky Antron;
called lady, giver of good gifts, and bringer of seasons.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Persephone
description: Invoked as the all-beauteous daughter of Deo.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: favored mortal man
description: A mortal on earth whom the goddesses freely love and to whose house
Plutus is sent.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine benefactors
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: They freely love certain mortals and send Plutus to their houses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: thundering god beside whom goddesses dwell
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The goddesses dwell beside Zeus, who delights in thunder.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: wealth-giving guest
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Plutus is sent as guest and gives wealth to mortal men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: queen and giver of gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Deo is invoked as queen, lady, and giver of good gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: bringer of seasons
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Deo is explicitly called bringer of seasons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: divine daughter
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Persephone is addressed as Deo's daughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: recipient of divine favor
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The blessed mortal is loved by the goddesses and receives Plutus as a guest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Olympus
literal_form: Olympus as the place of the gods' gathering and divine dwelling
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Plutus as wealth
literal_form: Plutus, the guest who gives wealth to mortal men
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: seasons
literal_form: seasons brought by Deo
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: song-offering and requested substance
literal_form: The speaker's song and request for heart-cheering substance
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Goddesses at Olympus and mortal blessing
summary: After teaching an unspecified group, the goddesses go to Olympus, dwell
beside Zeus, and bless favored mortals by sending Plutus to their houses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Closing invocation to Deo and Persephone
summary: The speaker invokes Deo and Persephone, naming places associated with Deo
and asking them to grant sustenance for the song.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine parent and child invoked together
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Deo is invoked together with her daughter Persephone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage names the parent-child relation but does not narrate a parent-child
episode within this excerpt.
- id: motif:2
label: season-bringing goddess
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: Deo is called "bringer of seasons."
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage mentions seasons as an epithet but does not narrate a full
seasonal cycle.
- id: motif:3
label: mother goddess as giver of good gifts
taxonomy_refs:
- mother_goddess
basis: Deo is invoked with her daughter and called giver of good gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The term mother is not used directly in the excerpt; the inference rests
on the explicit daughter relationship.
- id: motif:4
label: divine favor brings wealth to mortals
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Mortals loved by the goddesses receive Plutus, who gives wealth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No specific named mortal recipient is identified in the excerpt.
- id: motif:5
label: hymnic request for divine favor in relation to song
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The speaker asks Deo and Persephone to grant heart-cheering substance for
the song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage contains a request linked to song, but it does not explicitly
state a negotiated exchange.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5637-5641 / ll. 483-489
quote_or_summary: A bright goddess had taught an unspecified group; they went to
Olympus, to the gathering of the gods, and dwell beside Zeus who delights in thunder.
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 5641-5643 / ll. 483-489
quote_or_summary: The goddesses bless mortals whom they freely love by sending Plutus
as a guest to the great house; Plutus gives wealth to mortal men.
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: quote
locator: lines 5644-5647 / ll. 490-495
quote_or_summary: '"queen of the land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky
Antron, lady, giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons, queen Deo" and "your daughter
all beauteous Persephone"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 5647-5648 / ll. 490-495
quote_or_summary: The speaker asks Deo and Persephone to be gracious and to grant
heart-cheering substance for the song, then says another song will also be remembered.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Some pronouns in the first
paragraph are context-dependent, so the goddesses there are kept as a plural figure
rather than conclusively identified with Deo and Persephone.
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 explicitly compare this material to another tradition or corpus.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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