batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7133-l7143
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7133-l7143
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: XII. TO HERA / XIII. TO DEMETER / XIV. TO THE MOTHER OF THE GODS / XV. TO
HERACLES THE LION-HEARTED; lines 7133-7143
start: '7133'
end: '7143'
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 announces praise of Heracles, identifies him as son of Zeus and
Alcmena, recalls his wandering and violent deeds under Eurystheus, states that
he now lives happily on snowy Olympus with Hebe as wife, and ends with a prayer
for success and prosperity.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker says he will sing of Heracles.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Heracles is identified as the son of Zeus and as the mightiest of men on earth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Alcmena bore Heracles in Thebes after the Son of Cronos had lain with her.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Heracles once wandered over land and sea at the bidding of King Eurystheus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Heracles did many deeds of violence and endured many things.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Heracles now lives happily in the glorious home of snowy Olympus.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Heracles has neat-ankled Hebe for his wife.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The hymn closes by addressing Heracles as lord and son of Zeus and asking
him to give success and prosperity.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Heracles
description: Son of Zeus, born of Alcmena in Thebes, formerly a wanderer under Eurystheus,
now living on Olympus with Hebe as wife.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Zeus / Son of Cronos
description: Divine father of Heracles; described as dark-clouded and as having
lain with Alcmena.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Alcmena
description: Woman who bore Heracles in Thebes after Zeus had lain with her.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: King Eurystheus
description: King at whose bidding Heracles wandered over land and sea.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Hebe
description: Neat-ankled wife of Heracles in the home of snowy Olympus.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: hymn subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker opens by saying he will sing of Heracles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine son
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles is named as son of Zeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: wandering hero under command
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles wandered over land and sea at the bidding of King Eurystheus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: divine father
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Zeus is named as Heracles' father, and the Son of Cronos lay with Alcmena
before Heracles' birth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: Olympian husband
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles now lives on Olympus and has Hebe for his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: mortal mother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Alcmena bore Heracles in Thebes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: commanding king
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Eurystheus is called king and Heracles acts at his bidding.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: wife
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Hebe is described as Heracles' wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: snowy Olympus
literal_form: glorious home of snowy Olympus
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: land and sea wandering
literal_form: unmeasured tracts of land and sea
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Heracles' divine-human birth
summary: Heracles is presented as born from Alcmena in Thebes after Zeus had lain
with her.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Wandering and deeds under Eurystheus
summary: Heracles once wandered over land and sea by Eurystheus' command, performing
and enduring many violent deeds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Happy Olympian dwelling and marriage
summary: Heracles now lives happily in the home of snowy Olympus with Hebe as his
wife.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Closing invocation
summary: The speaker hails Heracles as lord and son of Zeus and asks for success
and prosperity.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine parent and heroic child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Heracles is repeatedly identified as son of Zeus, with Alcmena as the mother
who bore him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief genealogy and does not narrate a full parent-child
episode.
- id: motif:2
label: sacred or divine-human birth
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_birth
basis: Heracles' birth follows the union of the dark-clouded Son of Cronos with
Alcmena.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states conception and birth briefly, without miraculous birth
details.
- id: motif:3
label: heroic wandering and commanded labors
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
- departure
basis: Heracles wanders over land and sea at the bidding of Eurystheus and performs
many deeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The specific deeds are not named here, and 'culture hero' is inferred
from Heracles' heroic deeds rather than explicitly developed in the passage.
- id: motif:4
label: hero's Olympian exaltation
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: The passage contrasts Heracles' former wandering and suffering with his present
happy life in snowy Olympus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states Heracles' present Olympian residence but does not narrate
the ascent or apotheosis.
- id: motif:5
label: divine marriage after heroic suffering
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: After the account of wandering and endured violence, Heracles is said to
live on Olympus with Hebe as wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The marriage is only mentioned; no wedding scene, ritual context, or mythic
function is described.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 7133-7135 / Hymn XV, ll. 1-2
quote_or_summary: '"I will sing of Heracles, the son of Zeus and much the mightiest
of men on earth."'
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: lines 7135-7137 / Hymn XV, ll. 2-4
quote_or_summary: Alcmena bore Heracles in Thebes after the dark-clouded Son of
Cronos had lain with her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 7137-7140 / Hymn XV, ll. 4-7
quote_or_summary: Heracles formerly wandered over unmeasured land and sea at Eurystheus'
command, doing and enduring many violent deeds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 7140-7142 / Hymn XV, ll. 7-8
quote_or_summary: '"now he lives happily in the glorious home of snowy Olympus,
and has neat-ankled Hebe for his wife."'
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:5
type: summary
locator: line 7143 / Hymn XV, l. 9
quote_or_summary: The speaker hails Heracles as lord and son of Zeus and asks him
to give success and prosperity.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based on a short hymn passage. Motif candidates are limited
because the passage alludes to well-known Heracles material but does not narrate
the labors or apotheosis in detail. No comparison claims were added because the
passage itself does not support a specific cross-text comparison.
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 text was used; locator label includes adjacent hymns, but the passage content supplied is Hymn XV to Heracles.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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