batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7071-l7082
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7071-l7082
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: VI. TO APHRODITE / VII. TO DIONYSUS / VIII. TO ARES / IX. TO ARTEMIS; lines
7071-7082
start: '7071'
end: '7082'
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: "“Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the Far-shooter...”"
summary: The hymn invokes the Muse to sing of Artemis, identifies her as Apollo’s
sister and a virgin who delights in arrows, describes her watering horses at the
reed-filled Meles and driving a golden chariot through Smyrna to Claros where
Apollo waits, then salutes Artemis and all goddesses before turning to another
song.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker asks the Muse to sing of Artemis.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Artemis is called the sister of the Far-shooter and is said to have been fostered
with Apollo.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Artemis is described as a virgin who delights in arrows.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Artemis waters her horses from the Meles, which is described as deep in reeds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Artemis swiftly drives an all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Claros.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Apollo, god of the silver bow, sits waiting at Claros for Artemis.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The speaker hails Artemis and all goddesses, begins with Artemis, and says
he will turn to another song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Muse
description: The Muse is invoked to sing of Artemis.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Artemis
description: Artemis is Apollo’s sister, a virgin who delights in arrows, waters
horses at the Meles, and drives a golden chariot to Claros.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Apollo / the Far-shooter
description: Apollo is named as Artemis’s brother and as the god of the silver bow
who waits at Claros.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: all goddesses
description: The speaker salutes all goddesses along with Artemis.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: invoked singer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker asks the Muse to sing of Artemis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: hymn addressee
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hymn names Artemis as the subject of song and hails her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: divine sister
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Artemis is called sister of the Far-shooter and fostered with Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: archer and chariot driver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Artemis delights in arrows and drives an all-golden chariot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: divine brother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Apollo is linked to Artemis as the Far-shooter and as one fostered with her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: waiting god at Claros
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Apollo sits waiting at Claros for Artemis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: collective divine addressees
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The speaker hails all goddesses as well as Artemis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: arrows
literal_form: arrows
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: horses
literal_form: horses watered by Artemis
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Meles water
literal_form: Meles deep in reeds, used to water horses
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: all-golden chariot
literal_form: all-golden chariot
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: silver bow
literal_form: silver bow of Apollo
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: vine-clad Claros
literal_form: vine-clad Claros
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Invocation of Artemis
summary: The speaker invokes the Muse to sing of Artemis and names her relation
to Apollo and her archer attributes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Artemis travels to Claros
summary: Artemis waters her horses at the reed-filled Meles and drives her golden
chariot through Smyrna to Claros, where Apollo waits.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Hymnic salutation and transition
summary: The speaker hails Artemis and all goddesses and announces a turn to another
song.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine sibling pair
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: Artemis is explicitly identified as sister of the Far-shooter and as fostered
with Apollo, while Apollo waits for her at Claros.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes kinship and shared association, but it does not
narrate a conflict or joint exploit.
- id: motif:2
label: divine chariot journey to a sacred place
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Artemis drives an all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Claros,
where Apollo is present.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives a brief hymnic travel image rather than a developed
journey narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: hymnic invocation and transition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The speaker asks the Muse to sing, hails the deity, and states that the song
will turn to another subject.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: This is a formal hymnic pattern rather than a mythic episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: ll. 1-3 / source lines 7071-7074
quote_or_summary: "“Muse, sing of Artemis, sister of the Far-shooter, the virgin
who delights in arrows, who was fostered with Apollo.”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: ll. 3-6 / source lines 7074-7078
quote_or_summary: Artemis waters her horses from reed-filled Meles and drives an
all-golden chariot through Smyrna to vine-clad Claros, where Apollo of the silver
bow waits for her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized for evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: ll. 7-9 / source lines 7080-7082
quote_or_summary: The speaker hails Artemis and all goddesses, says he begins with
Artemis, and then will turn to another song.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized for evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif labels are limited to the brief
hymnic passage and should be reviewed, especially non-taxonomy motifs.
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 an explicit comparative frame beyond internal divine relationships.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l7071-l7082
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