batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l6969-l6988
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l6969-l6988
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: TO PYTHIAN APOLLO / IV. TO HERMES / V. TO APHRODITE / VI. TO APHRODITE; lines
6969-6988
start: '6969'
end: '6988'
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 hymn invokes Aphrodite, describes her dominion over sea-set Cyprus,
her arrival over the sea in foam by the western wind, her joyful welcome and adornment
by the Hours, her presentation to the gods, and the gods' desire to marry her.
It closes with a prayer for victory in a contest and a transition to another song.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Aphrodite is described as stately, gold-crowned, beautiful, sweetly-winning,
coy-eyed, and violet-crowned.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: obs:2
text: Aphrodite's dominion is identified with the walled cities of sea-set Cyprus.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The moist breath of the western wind wafts Aphrodite over the waves of the
loud-moaning sea in soft foam.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The gold-filleted Hours welcome Aphrodite joyously.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The Hours clothe Aphrodite in heavenly garments and adorn her with a gold
crown, ear ornaments, and golden necklaces.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: After Aphrodite is fully adorned, the Hours bring her to the gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The gods welcome Aphrodite, give her their hands, and each prays to lead her
home as a wedded wife because of her beauty.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker asks Aphrodite to grant victory in a contest and to order the
song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Aphrodite
description: A goddess addressed as stately, gold-crowned, beautiful, sweetly-winning,
coy-eyed, and violet-crowned Cytherea; she is wafted to Cyprus, adorned, and brought
to the gods.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: the gold-filleted Hours
description: Figures who joyously welcome Aphrodite, clothe and adorn her, and bring
her to the gods.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the gods
description: Divine recipients who welcome Aphrodite, give her their hands, and
each wishes to take her home as wife.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: western wind
description: The moist breath of the western wind wafts Aphrodite over the waves
in foam.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: speaker of the hymn
description: The hymnic speaker asks Aphrodite for victory in a contest and says
he will remember her and another song.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: praised goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The hymn opens by declaring that the speaker will sing of Aphrodite and closes
by hailing her as a goddess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: desired bride
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The gods each pray that they may lead Aphrodite home as a wedded wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: welcoming adorners
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Hours welcome Aphrodite, dress her, ornament her, and bring her to the
gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: divine suitors and hosts
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The gods welcome Aphrodite and each desires to take her as wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: conveying natural force
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The western wind's moist breath wafts Aphrodite over the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: hymnic petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The speaker asks Aphrodite to grant contest victory and order the song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea, waves, and foam
literal_form: waves of the loud-moaning sea and soft foam through which Aphrodite
is wafted
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: sea-set Cyprus and walled cities
literal_form: the walled cities of all sea-set Cyprus, named as Aphrodite's dominion
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: gold crown and ornaments
literal_form: fine well-wrought crown of gold, ear ornaments of orichalc and precious
gold, and golden necklaces
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: heavenly garments
literal_form: garments placed on Aphrodite by the Hours
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: joined hands of welcome
literal_form: the gods give Aphrodite their hands when they welcome her
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Invocation and Aphrodite's realm
summary: The hymn announces praise of Aphrodite and identifies Cyprus as her dominion.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Sea-borne arrival in foam
summary: Aphrodite is carried by the moist breath of the western wind over the sea
in soft foam to Cyprus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Welcome and adornment by the Hours
summary: The Hours joyfully welcome Aphrodite and outfit her with heavenly clothing
and golden ornaments.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Presentation to the gods
summary: The Hours bring the adorned Aphrodite to the gods, who welcome her and
desire her as a wife.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Closing prayer
summary: The speaker hails Aphrodite and asks her to grant victory in a contest
and direct the song.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sea-foam arrival of a goddess
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Aphrodite is described as being wafted over the sea in soft foam to Cyprus,
where the Hours welcome her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes a foam-borne arrival but does not explicitly narrate
conception or birth.
- id: motif:2
label: divine adornment before presentation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Hours dress Aphrodite in heavenly garments and decorate her with gold
ornaments before taking her to the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches ritual adornment or presentation.
- id: motif:3
label: goddess desired as bride by the gods
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
- sacred_marriage
basis: When Aphrodite is brought to the gods, each desires to lead her home as his
wedded wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage expresses desire for marriage, not an actual completed marriage.
- id: motif:4
label: hymnic petition for contest victory
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The speaker praises and addresses Aphrodite, then asks her to grant victory
in a contest and order the song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is implied by praise and petition; no explicit reciprocal
bargain is stated.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage can be cautiously grouped with a sacred-birth motif family because
it presents Aphrodite's foam-borne arrival over the sea, though it does not explicitly
state a birth event.
claim_level: same_motif
target: sacred_birth
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage supplies arrival imagery rather than a full birth narrative.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage can be grouped with divine-beloved and sacred-marriage patterns
because multiple gods desire Aphrodite as a wedded wife after seeing her beauty.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_beloved; sacred_marriage
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage does not narrate the selection of a spouse or the performance
of a marriage.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: ll. 1-4
quote_or_summary: The hymn says it will sing of Aphrodite, described as stately,
gold-crowned, beautiful, and ruling the walled cities of sea-set Cyprus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: ll. 4-7
quote_or_summary: The moist breath of the western wind carries Aphrodite over the
waves of the sea in soft foam, and the gold-filleted Hours welcome her joyfully.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: ll. 7-14
quote_or_summary: The Hours clothe Aphrodite in heavenly garments and adorn her
with a well-wrought gold crown, ear ornaments of orichalc and gold, and golden
necklaces over her neck and breasts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: ll. 14-18
quote_or_summary: After Aphrodite is fully decked, the Hours bring her to the gods;
the gods welcome her, give her their hands, and each wishes to take her home as
his wedded wife because of her beauty.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: ll. 19-21
quote_or_summary: The speaker hails the sweetly-winning, coy-eyed goddess and asks
her to grant victory in a contest and order the song, then says he will remember
her and another song.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied passage. Motif labels
involving sacred birth and sacred exchange require caution because the passage
gives abbreviated hymnic imagery rather than full narrative development.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata. Taxonomy references are limited to supplied motif families and symbols.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l6969-l6988
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