batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7413-l7433
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7413-l7433
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: XXIX. TO HESTIA / XXX. TO EARTH THE MOTHER OF ALL / XXXI. TO HELIOS / XXXII.
TO SELENE; lines 7413-7433
start: '7413'
end: '7433'
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 Muses to sing of Selene, the Moon, whose radiance
lights earth and air. Selene bathes in Ocean, dons a shining team, and drives
long-maned horses at evening near mid-month, when her orbit is full and her beams
are brightest. She is described as a sign to mortals. The hymn also says the Son
of Cronos was joined with her in love, and she bore Pandia. It closes with a salutation
to Selene and a transition to songs of half-divine men.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The speaker calls on the Muses, daughters of Zeus, to tell of the long-winged
Moon.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Radiance from the Moon's immortal head is shown from heaven and embraces earth.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Previously unlit air glows with the light of the Moon's golden crown.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Selene bathes her body in the waters of Ocean before driving her shining team.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Selene drives long-maned horses at full speed at evening around mid-month.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: At mid-month her orbit is full, her beams shine brightest, and she increases.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: Selene is called a sure token and sign to mortal men.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:8
text: The Son of Cronos was joined with Selene in love.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:9
text: Selene conceived and bore Pandia, described as exceedingly lovely among the
deathless gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:10
text: The hymn hails Selene as white-armed, bright, mild, bright-tressed, and queen.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Muses
description: Sweet-voiced daughters of Zeus, skilled in song, addressed by the speaker.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Selene / Moon
description: Long-winged Moon and goddess whose radiance lights earth and air; she
bathes in Ocean, drives horses, and is hailed as a queen.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mortal men
description: Human recipients for whom Selene is a sure token and sign.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Son of Cronos
description: Divine figure joined with Selene in love.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pandia
description: Daughter born from Selene after union with the Son of Cronos; exceedingly
lovely among the deathless gods.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: invoked singers
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The speaker asks the Muses to tell of the Moon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: lunar goddess and light-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Selene's radiance is said to shine from heaven, embrace earth, and light
the air.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: mortal observers
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Selene is called a sure token and sign to mortal men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: divine lover
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Son of Cronos is said to have been joined with Selene in love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: divine mother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Selene conceived and bore Pandia.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: divine child
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Pandia is described as the daughter born to Selene after union with the Son
of Cronos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Moon
literal_form: Long-winged Moon / Selene as a luminous celestial body
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: radiance and beams
literal_form: Radiance from Selene's immortal head and bright beams
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: golden crown
literal_form: Golden crown whose light makes the air glow
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:4
label: Ocean waters
literal_form: Waters of Ocean in which Selene bathes her lovely body
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:5
label: shining team and horses
literal_form: Far-gleaming shining team and long-maned horses driven by Selene
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:6
label: full orbit at mid-month
literal_form: Selene's full orbit and brightest beams as she increases at mid-month
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:7
label: sign to mortals
literal_form: Selene as a sure token and sign to mortal men
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Invocation to sing of Selene
summary: The hymn asks the Muses, daughters of Zeus, to tell of the long-winged
Moon.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Selene's radiant evening course
summary: Selene's radiance lights heaven, earth, and air; after bathing in Ocean
she drives her shining team and horses at evening, with fullest brightness at
mid-month.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Union and birth of Pandia
summary: The Son of Cronos is joined with Selene in love, and Selene conceives and
bears Pandia.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Closing salutation
summary: The speaker hails Selene with epithets and turns to sing of half-divine
men.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: lunar cycle as divine sign
taxonomy_refs:
- seasonal_cycle
basis: The passage marks Selene's increase, full orbit, and brightest beams at mid-month,
and says she is a sure token and sign to mortal men.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has seasonal_cycle but not a specific lunar-cycle
category; the passage concerns a monthly lunar phase rather than seasons.
- id: motif:2
label: divine union producing a divine child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: The Son of Cronos is joined with Selene in love, and Selene conceives and
bears Pandia.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief genealogical notice and no extended birth
narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: goddess as mother
taxonomy_refs:
- mother_goddess
basis: Selene is represented as conceiving and bearing Pandia, a daughter lovely
among the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: Motherhood is present, but the hymn's main focus is Selene's lunar radiance
and course.
- id: motif:4
label: divine beloved
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Selene is joined in love with the Son of Cronos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The relationship is mentioned briefly without narrative elaboration.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage can be cautiously grouped with lunar or celestial-cycle patterns
because it emphasizes Selene's increase, full mid-month orbit, and function as
a sign for mortals.
claim_level: same_function
target: seasonal_cycle motif family, broadly understood as cyclical celestial time-marking
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage describes a monthly lunar cycle, while the available motif
family label is broader and season-oriented.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage can be cautiously grouped with divine parent-child motifs because
it presents a divine union followed by the birth of Pandia.
claim_level: same_motif
target: divine_parent_child motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The genealogy is brief and does not provide a detailed child-rearing
or succession episode.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: XXXII. To Selene, ll. 1-13
quote_or_summary: The Muses, daughters of Zeus, are asked to tell of the long-winged
Moon; radiance from her immortal head shines from heaven, embraces earth, and
lights the air through her golden crown.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: XXXII. To Selene, ll. 1-13
quote_or_summary: Selene bathes in Ocean, dons a shining team, drives long-maned
horses at evening, reaches full orbit and brightest beams at mid-month, and is
a sure token and sign to mortal men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: XXXII. To Selene, ll. 14-16
quote_or_summary: The Son of Cronos was joined with Selene in love; she conceived
and bore Pandia, described as exceedingly lovely among the deathless gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: XXXII. To Selene, ll. 17-20
quote_or_summary: The hymn hails Selene as white-armed, bright, mild, bright-tressed
queen, then turns to songs of half-divine men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied Selene hymn passage. Motif mapping
is strongest for divine parent-child; lunar-cycle mapping is approximate because
the provided taxonomy lacks a specific lunar-cycle category.
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: |-
Although the supplied locator label mentions multiple hymns, the provided passage text contains only Hymn XXXII, To Selene; extraction is limited to that text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l7413-l7433
passage_sha256=efd5b32da1beabd9fcc30a86bfdacceb2a354111aecd74ab7e8ae7cd796786cd