batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7271-l7287
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7271-l7287
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: XXII. TO POSEIDON / XXIII. TO THE SON OF CRONOS, MOST HIGH / XXIV. TO HESTIA
/ XXV. TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO; lines 7271-7287
start: '7271'
end: '7287'
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 speaker invokes Hestia, who tends Apollo's holy house at Pytho, asking
her to enter the house with Zeus and grant grace to the song. The speaker then
begins with the Muses, Apollo, and Zeus, saying that singers and lyre-players
come through the Muses and Apollo, kings come from Zeus, and those loved by the
Muses speak sweetly. The passage closes with a hail to the children of Zeus and
a request that they honor the song.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hestia is addressed as tending the holy house of Apollo at Pytho.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hestia is described with soft oil dripping from her locks.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The speaker asks Hestia to come into the house, to come with one mind with
Zeus, and to bestow grace on the speaker's song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: The speaker begins with the Muses, Apollo, and Zeus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The passage states that singers on earth and lyre-players exist through the
Muses and Apollo.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The passage states that kings are from Zeus.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: A person loved by the Muses is called happy, and sweet speech flows from that
person's lips.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker hails the children of Zeus and asks them to give honor to the
speaker's song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: The speaker says another song will also be remembered.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Hestia
description: Goddess addressed as tending Apollo's holy house at Pytho and asked
to enter the house and grace the song.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Apollo
description: Called lord Apollo and the Far-shooter at Pytho; named with the Muses
as a source of singers and lyre-players.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Zeus
description: Called all-wise; named with Hestia in the invocation and identified
as the source of kings.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The Muses
description: Named with Apollo and Zeus; identified with Apollo as the source of
singers and lyre-players; those they love have sweet speech.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Singers and lyre-players
description: Human performers said to exist through the Muses and Apollo.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Kings
description: Rulers said to be from Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Speaker or singer
description: The first-person speaker asks for divine grace and honor for the song
and says another song will be remembered.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: tender of Apollo's holy house
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Hestia is addressed as tending the holy house of Apollo at Pytho.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: invoked granter of grace to song
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker asks Hestia to come into the house and bestow grace on the song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: lord and Far-shooter at Pytho
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Apollo is called the lord Apollo and the Far-shooter at goodly Pytho.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: divine source of singers and lyre-players
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
basis: The passage says singers and lyre-players are through the Muses and Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: all-wise deity
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Zeus is called all-wise in the Hestia invocation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: source of kings
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage says kings are from Zeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: bestowers of sweet speech through love
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage says the person whom the Muses love has sweet speech flowing
from his lips.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: children of Zeus
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The speaker hails the children of Zeus after addressing the Muses and Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:9
label: human musical and poetic performers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Singers and lyre-players are named as earthly performers deriving through
the Muses and Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: rulers derived from Zeus
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Kings are said to be from Zeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:11
label: invoking singer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The speaker asks deities to grace and honor the song and says another song
will be remembered.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: holy house at Pytho
literal_form: The holy house of lord Apollo at goodly Pytho.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: oil on Hestia's locks
literal_form: Soft oil dripping ever from Hestia's locks.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: song
literal_form: The speaker's song, for which grace and honor are requested.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: lyre
literal_form: The lyre played by earthly performers.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: sweet speech from lips
literal_form: Sweet speech flowing from the lips of one loved by the Muses.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Invocation to Hestia
summary: The speaker addresses Hestia as attendant of Apollo's holy house at Pytho
and asks her to enter the house with Zeus and grant grace to the song.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Divine sources of song and kingship
summary: The speaker begins with the Muses, Apollo, and Zeus, stating that singers
and lyre-players come through the Muses and Apollo, while kings come from Zeus.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Closing hail and transition
summary: The speaker hails the children of Zeus, asks them to honor the song, and
says another song will be remembered.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: deity invoked to enter and bless a song
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hestia is asked to come into the house and bestow grace on the speaker's
song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: This is a local hymnic invocation pattern; no broader taxonomy reference
is asserted.
- id: motif:2
label: divine patronage of singers and music
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Singers and lyre-players are said to exist through the Muses and Apollo,
and the Muses' love gives sweet speech.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states patronage directly but does not narrate a mythic episode.
- id: motif:3
label: divine origin of kingship
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The passage states that kings are from Zeus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The statement supports a royal-legitimacy association, but it is brief
and formulaic rather than a developed kingship narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: honor requested for poetic offering
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The speaker asks the children of Zeus to give honor to the song and asks
Hestia to grant grace to it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is implicit in hymnic request language; the passage does
not describe a material offering or reciprocal outcome.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: XXIV. To Hestia, ll. 1-5; source lines 7271-7276
quote_or_summary: Hestia tends Apollo's holy house at Pytho, has soft oil dripping
from her locks, and is asked to enter the house with Zeus and bestow grace on
the speaker's song.
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: XXV. To the Muses and Apollo, ll. 1-5; source lines 7278-7284
quote_or_summary: The speaker begins with the Muses, Apollo, and Zeus; singers and
lyre-players come through the Muses and Apollo, kings are from Zeus, and those
loved by the Muses have sweet speech.
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: summary
locator: XXV. To the Muses and Apollo, ll. 6-7; source lines 7286-7287
quote_or_summary: The speaker hails the children of Zeus, asks them to honor the
song, and 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: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied English passage. Motif labels are
cautious because the passage is a brief hymnic invocation and contains little
narrative development. No comparison claims are made.
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 source locator label mentions XXII-XXV, but the supplied passage text includes only XXIV and XXV; extraction is limited to the supplied passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l7271-l7287
passage_sha256=7cb937f8caa75e323c36d23af34d010fc9a43a4b12ecf71b2ca8f1e612fc6530