batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7183-l7226
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7183-l7226
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: XVI. TO ASCLEPIUS / XVII. TO THE DIOSCURI / XVIII. TO HERMES / XIX. TO PAN;
lines 7183-7226
start: '7183'
end: '7226'
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 the Muse to tell of Pan, son of Hermes, describing his
goat feet, horns, mountain roaming, hunting, reed-pipe music, dances with nymphs,
and delight in song. The nymphs sing of Hermes, his coming to Arcadia, his marriage
to the daughter of Dryops, Pan's unusual birth, the nurse's fear, Hermes carrying
the child to the gods, and the gods' delight and naming of Pan.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Pan is described as the dear son of Hermes, with goat feet and two horns,
and as a lover of merry noise.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Pan wanders through wooded glades, snowy crests, mountain peaks, rocky crests,
thickets, streams, crags, and high peaks overlooking flocks.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Dancing nymphs accompany Pan near cliff edges, springs of dark water, and
mountain-top song and dance.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Pan hunts wild beasts in the mountains and returns at evening to play sweetly
on reed pipes.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Pan wears a spotted lynx-pelt and delights in high-pitched songs in a meadow
with crocuses and hyacinths.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The nymphs sing of the blessed gods, Olympus, and especially Hermes as swift
messenger of all the gods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Hermes came to Arcadia, served a mortal man as a shepherd, desired to wed
the daughter of Dryops, and brought about the marriage.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: The daughter of Dryops bore Hermes a son who was marvellous from birth, goat-footed,
two-horned, noisy, and merry-laughing.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The nurse feared the child's uncouth face and full beard, fled, and left him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Hermes took the child in his arms, carried him wrapped in mountain-hare skins
to the gods, and showed him to Zeus and the other gods.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: The immortals, especially Dionysus, were glad, and they called the child Pan
because he delighted all their hearts.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Pan
description: Son of Hermes; goat-footed, two-horned shepherd-god, hunter, reed-pipe
player, dancer, and child named because he delighted the gods.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hermes
description: Luck-bringing swift messenger of the gods; father of Pan; served as
shepherd in Arcadia, married the daughter of Dryops, and presented Pan to the
gods.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Dancing nymphs
description: Clear-voiced nymphs who dance and sing with Pan in mountain and spring
settings.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Echo
description: A figure or voice said to wail about the mountain-top while the nymphs
and Pan sing and dance.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Daughter of Dryops
description: Rich-tressed woman desired and wed by Hermes; mother of Pan.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Nurse
description: Caretaker who saw the newborn Pan's uncouth face and full beard, became
afraid, and fled.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Zeus
description: God beside whom Hermes set the child Pan when showing him to the deathless
gods.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Dionysus
description: One of the immortals, especially glad at the sight of Pan.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Immortals / deathless gods
description: The gods who receive the child Pan, rejoice in him, and name him Pan.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: goat-footed horned deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Pan is repeatedly described with goat feet and two horns.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:2
label: mountain shepherd-god and hunter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Pan is called shepherd-god, ranges mountain terrain, overlooks flocks, and
slays wild beasts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: divine father
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The hymn calls Pan the son of Hermes and recounts Hermes receiving and carrying
the child.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: swift divine messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The nymphs sing of Hermes as the swift messenger of all the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: marvellous child
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Pan is said to be marvellous from birth, with unusual bodily features and
behavior.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: choric companions
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The nymphs dance, sing, and accompany Pan in the mountain setting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: mortal mother
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The daughter of Dryops bears Hermes a son in the house.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: fearful caretaker
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The nurse sees the newborn child's appearance, is afraid, flees, and leaves
him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: divine naming assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The immortals rejoice in the child and call him Pan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mountain landscape
literal_form: snowy crests, mountain peaks, rocky crests, towering crags, high mountains,
mountain-top
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: spring or stream water
literal_form: soft streams and a spring of dark water
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: reed pipes
literal_form: pipes of reed played by Pan at evening
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: goat feet and horns
literal_form: goat feet and two horns
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: spotted lynx-pelt
literal_form: spotted lynx-pelt worn on Pan's back
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: mountain-hare skins
literal_form: warm skins of mountain hares wrapping the child Pan
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: flowering meadow
literal_form: soft meadow with crocuses and sweet-smelling hyacinths
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Pan ranges the mountain wilds
summary: Pan moves through wooded, rocky, watery, and high mountain places connected
with flocks and wild beasts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Evening music and dance
summary: After hunting, Pan plays reed pipes while nymphs sing and dance by dark
water, with Echo on the mountain-top.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:5
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Nymphs sing Hermes' story
summary: The nymphs sing of the gods and especially of Hermes, his arrival in Arcadia,
his shepherd service, and his marriage to the daughter of Dryops.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Birth of Pan and nurse's flight
summary: The daughter of Dryops bears Hermes a remarkable goat-footed, horned child;
the nurse is frightened by his appearance and leaves him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Presentation and naming among the gods
summary: Hermes joyfully carries the child wrapped in hare skins to the gods, sets
him beside Zeus, and the immortals rejoice and name him Pan.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine parent and child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Pan is explicitly the son of Hermes, and Hermes receives, carries, and presents
him to the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage focuses on praise and origin rather than a developed parent-child
conflict or instruction pattern.
- id: motif:2
label: marvellous child with unusual body
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
basis: Pan is marvellous from birth, goat-footed, two-horned, bearded, noisy, and
merry-laughing, frightening the nurse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes unusual appearance more than a miracle narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: god and mortal marriage leading to divine offspring
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- sacred_birth
basis: Hermes desires and weds the daughter of Dryops, who bears him Pan.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The text calls the marriage merry but gives limited ritual or social detail.
- id: motif:4
label: divine beloved desired by a god
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Hermes is said to feel strong desire to wed the rich-tressed daughter of
Dryops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The mortal woman's perspective is not described, and the passage quickly
moves to marriage and birth.
- id: motif:5
label: mountain-roaming wild deity
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Pan's domain includes snowy crests, peaks, crags, thickets, springs, and
high mountains where he hunts, dances, and plays music.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied motif-family taxonomy directly names this pattern; mountain
is available only as a symbol reference.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 1-11
quote_or_summary: The Muse is asked to tell of Pan, son of Hermes, goat-footed and
horned; he wanders with nymphs across wooded glades, cliffs, snowy crests, mountain
peaks, streams, crags, and hunting grounds.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 12-26
quote_or_summary: At evening Pan returns from the chase and plays reed pipes; nymphs
sing and dance by dark water, Echo wails on the mountain-top, and Pan wears a
lynx-pelt in a flowering meadow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 27-37
quote_or_summary: The nymphs sing of the gods and especially Hermes, the swift messenger,
who came to Arcadia, tended sheep for a mortal, desired the daughter of Dryops,
and brought about their marriage.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 38-42
quote_or_summary: The daughter of Dryops bore Hermes a son marvellous from birth,
with goat feet and two horns; the nurse feared his uncouth face and full beard,
fled, and left him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 43-47
quote_or_summary: Hermes joyfully took the child, carried him wrapped in mountain-hare
skins to the deathless gods, set him beside Zeus, and the immortals, especially
Dionysus, rejoiced and named him Pan.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: XIX. To Pan, ll. 48-49
quote_or_summary: The hymn closes with a greeting to Pan and a request for favor
through song.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain translation; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied English passage. Motif labels
use only supplied taxonomy where clearly supported; no broader comparison claims
are made because the passage itself does not establish cross-textual parallels.
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: |-
The supplied locator label mentions multiple hymns, but the provided passage text is Hymn XIX to Pan only; extraction is limited to the supplied passage.
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