batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7368-l7387
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7368-l7387
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: XXVII. TO ARTEMIS / XXVIII. TO ATHENA / XXIX. TO HESTIA / XXX. TO EARTH THE
MOTHER OF ALL; lines 7368-7387
start: '7368'
end: '7387'
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: I will sing of well-founded Earth, mother of all, eldest of all beings.
summary: A hymn praises Earth as the mother and feeder of all creatures, giver and
remover of mortal livelihood, source of harvests, cattle, prosperity, orderly
rule, and flourishing children. The speaker hails her as Mother of the gods and
wife of starry Heaven and asks her to bestow substance for the song.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker announces a song to well-founded Earth, described as mother of
all and eldest of all beings.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Earth feeds creatures on land, in the seas, and in the air from her store.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Earth is addressed as a queen through whom men are blessed in children and
harvests.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage says Earth can give means of life to mortal men and take it away.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A man whom Earth delights to honor has abundant goods, fruitful land, corn,
cattle, and a well-filled house.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Men honored by Earth rule orderly in their cities, are followed by riches
and wealth, and have joyful sons and daughters.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Earth is hailed as Mother of the gods and wife of starry Heaven.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker asks Earth to bestow heart-cheering substance for the song.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Earth
description: Well-founded Earth, mother of all, eldest of all beings, queen, holy
goddess, bountiful spirit, Mother of the gods, wife of starry Heaven.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Mortal men honored by Earth
description: Men blessed in children and harvests, given means of life, and, when
honored by Earth, possessing abundance and orderly rule.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Creatures of land, sea, and air
description: All creatures in the world, including those on land, in the paths of
the seas, and those that fly, are fed by Earth.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Starry Heaven
description: Starry Heaven is named as the wife’s counterpart of Earth.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Speaker of the hymn
description: The first-person hymn speaker sings to Earth and asks her to bestow
substance for the song.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Mother of all
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Earth is explicitly called mother of all and eldest of all beings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Universal nourisher
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Earth feeds creatures of land, sea, and air from her store.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: Giver and remover of livelihood
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The hymn says Earth gives means of life to mortal men and takes it away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: Divine spouse and mother of gods
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Earth is hailed as Mother of the gods and wife of starry Heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: Recipients of divine honor and prosperity
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Those whom Earth honors receive abundance, wealth, children’s joy, and orderly
rule.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: Fed creatures
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: All creatures are described as fed by Earth’s store.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: Divine spouse of Earth
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The passage calls Earth wife of starry Heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: Hymnic petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The speaker sings to Earth and petitions her for substance in connection
with the song.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Earth as mother
literal_form: Well-founded Earth addressed as mother of all and Mother of the gods.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:2
label: Harvest abundance
literal_form: Harvests, fruitful land laden with corn, and a house filled with good
things.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Cattle in pastures
literal_form: Pastures covered with cattle as a sign of abundance for the honored
man.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Flowering field play
literal_form: Daughters in flower-laden bands play and skip over soft flowers of
the field.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: Starry Heaven
literal_form: Starry Heaven named as Earth’s spouse.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Praise of Earth as universal mother and nourisher
summary: The hymn begins by naming Earth as mother of all and eldest of beings,
and states that she feeds creatures on land, in the seas, and in the air.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Earth grants or removes mortal livelihood
summary: Earth is addressed as queen; through her men receive children and harvests,
and she gives or takes away the means of life.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Prosperity of those honored by Earth
summary: A man honored by Earth enjoys abundant land, corn, cattle, household goods,
orderly civic rule, wealth, and joyful children.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Closing hail and petition
summary: The speaker hails Earth as Mother of the gods and wife of starry Heaven,
asks her to bestow heart-cheering substance for the song, and promises remembrance
in another song.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Mother goddess as universal nourisher
taxonomy_refs:
- mother_goddess
basis: Earth is called mother of all and Mother of the gods, feeds all creatures,
and is the source of mortal livelihood and fertility.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a hymn of praise rather than a narrative myth episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine bestowal of fertility and prosperity
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Earth blesses men with children, harvests, fruitful land, cattle, household
abundance, wealth, and joyful descendants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No specific taxonomy reference is available for agricultural prosperity
apart from the broader mother-goddess pattern.
- id: motif:3
label: Reciprocal hymn petition for divine favor
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: The speaker offers song and asks Earth to bestow heart-cheering substance
for it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is implied by hymnic petition language; the passage does
not narrate an explicit completed transaction.
- id: motif:4
label: Earth and Heaven divine pair
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Earth is named as wife of starry Heaven.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only states the spousal relation and does not narrate a marriage
or union scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 7368-7374; internal ll. 1-6
quote_or_summary: Earth is invoked as “mother of all” and said to feed all creatures
on land, in the seas, and in the air.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for identification.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 7374-7377; internal ll. 6-9
quote_or_summary: Earth is addressed as queen; through her men are blessed in children
and harvests, and she gives or takes away the means of life.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 7377-7385; internal ll. 9-16
quote_or_summary: The man whom Earth honors has abundant goods, fruitful land with
corn, cattle-filled pastures, a full house, orderly rule, wealth, and joyful sons
and daughters.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 7386-7387; internal ll. 17-19
quote_or_summary: Earth is hailed as “Mother of the gods, wife of starry Heaven,”
and asked to bestow heart-cheering substance for the song.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for identification.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif assignments beyond mother_goddess
are cautious because the passage is a short hymnic praise and petition, not an
extended narrative.
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 provided Hymn XXX passage text was used; the broader locator label names adjacent hymns, but they are not present in the supplied passage text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l7368-l7387
passage_sha256=6f813be194546a655eb204d10276c58101ef38b7f5dcf1798bee0e342c5b8ed4