batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l7708-l7815
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passage_locator:
label: THE STORY OF OEDIPUS / THE THEBAID / THE EPIGONI / THE CYPRIA; lines 7708-7815
start: '7708'
end: '7815'
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 passage summarizes fragments and scholia concerning the Cypria: Zeus
and Themis plan the Trojan War; Strife causes the judgment of Hera, Athena, and
Aphrodite by Alexandrus/Paris; Aphrodite brings Helen and Alexandrus together;
Menelaus and the Greek leaders organize the expedition; omens, storms, sacrifices,
rescues, deaths, quarrels, and sieges lead toward the Trojan conflict. Additional
fragments describe Zeus relieving the earth of humans through war, Thetis avoiding
union with Zeus and being assigned to a mortal husband, and gifts given at the
marriage of Peleus and Thetis.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Zeus plans with Themis to bring about the Trojan War.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Strife arrives at the marriage feast of Peleus and Thetis and starts a dispute
among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite over who is fairest.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Hermes leads Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite to Alexandrus on Mount Ida at Zeus's
command for his decision.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Alexandrus decides in favor of Aphrodite after being lured by the promised
marriage with Helen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Aphrodite brings Helen and Alexandrus together; after their union they load
treasures and sail away by night.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Hera stirs up a storm against Helen and Alexandrus, and they are carried to
Sidon before Alexandrus goes to Troy and celebrates marriage with Helen.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Castor and Polydeuces steal cattle from Idas and Lynceus; Castor is killed
by Idas, and Lynceus and Idas are killed by Polydeuces.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Zeus gives Castor and Polydeuces immortality every other day.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Menelaus learns what has happened at home, returns, and plans an expedition
against Ilium with his brother.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: At Aulis the gathered leaders sacrifice, observe the incident of the serpent
and the sparrows, and Calchas foretells future events.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Agamemnon shoots a stag and boasts that he surpasses Artemis, after which
Artemis sends stormy winds and prevents the expedition from sailing.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Calchas instructs the Greeks to sacrifice Iphigeneia to Artemis; they attempt
to fetch her under the pretense of marriage to Achilles.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Artemis removes Iphigeneia, transports her to the Tauri, makes her immortal,
and places a stag on the altar in her stead.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Philoctetes is bitten by a snake and is left behind in Lemnos because of the
stench of his sore.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:15
text: The Greeks demand the surrender of Helen and her treasure; when the Trojans
refuse, the Greeks assault the city and ravage the surrounding country and cities.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:16
text: A later fragment says Zeus resolved to relieve the earth of human burden by
causing the Ilian War, so that many heroes were slain at Troy.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:17
text: A fragment says Thetis avoided union with Zeus to please Hera, and Zeus swore
that she would be wife to a mortal.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:18
text: At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, gods gathered on Pelion and brought
gifts; Cheiron, Athena, and Hephaestus contributed to a spear for Peleus.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Zeus
description: A god who plans the Trojan War with Themis, commands the judgment scene,
grants alternating immortality to Castor and Polydeuces, and in a fragment resolves
to reduce humanity through the Ilian War.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Themis
description: A goddess with whom Zeus plans to bring about the Trojan War.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Strife
description: A figure who arrives during the divine marriage feast and starts the
dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Hera
description: One of the goddesses in the fairness dispute; later stirs up a storm
against Helen and Alexandrus; is also named as the goddess whom Thetis sought
to please by avoiding Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Athena
description: One of the goddesses in the fairness dispute; also said to have polished
Peleus's spear shaft.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:13
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Aphrodite
description: One of the goddesses in the fairness dispute; promises Helen to Alexandrus,
advises him to build ships, brings Helen and Alexandrus together, and contrives
a later meeting between Achilles and Helen with Thetis.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Hermes
description: Leads the three goddesses to Alexandrus at Zeus's command.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Alexandrus
description: The judge on Mount Ida who chooses Aphrodite, sails with Helen and
treasure, takes Sidon, returns to Troy, and celebrates marriage with Helen.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Helen
description: The woman promised to Alexandrus, joined with him by Aphrodite, taken
away with treasure, and later demanded back by Greek envoys.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Menelaus
description: Helen's husband in Sparta who sails to Crete, later returns after Iris
reports events at home and plans an expedition against Ilium.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Castor
description: One of the cattle-stealing pair; killed by Idas and given alternating
immortality by Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Polydeuces
description: One of the cattle-stealing pair; kills Lynceus and Idas and receives
alternating immortality with Castor from Zeus.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Calchas
description: A seer who interprets the serpent-and-sparrows incident and later explains
Artemis's anger and commands Iphigeneia's sacrifice.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Agamemnon
description: A Greek leader who kills a stag, boasts against Artemis, and is involved
in the attempted sacrifice of Iphigeneia.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Artemis
description: A goddess angered by Agamemnon's boast, who sends stormy winds, is
to receive Iphigeneia as sacrifice, and then removes Iphigeneia and substitutes
a stag.
role_refs:
- role:16
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Iphigeneia
description: The girl fetched under the pretense of marriage to Achilles for sacrifice
to Artemis; Artemis transports her to the Tauri and makes her immortal.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Philoctetes
description: A Greek warrior bitten by a snake and left behind in Lemnos because
of the wound's stench.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Thetis
description: A goddess associated with Peleus's marriage, with Achilles, and in
a fragment with avoiding union with Zeus and being assigned a mortal husband.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Peleus
description: The mortal husband at the divine marriage feast; receives gifts from
gods and Cheiron.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:13
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Achilles
description: A Greek hero who wounds Telephus, marries Deidameia, heals Telephus,
quarrels with Agamemnon, kills Cycnus and Troilus, restrains the Achaeans, and
receives Briseis as a prize.
role_refs:
- role:22
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine planner of war
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: The passage states that Zeus plans with Themis to bring about the Trojan
War.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: divine disposer of fate and immortality
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Zeus grants alternating immortality to Castor and Polydeuces and resolves
to reduce human numbers through war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: instigator of divine dispute
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Strife starts the dispute among the three goddesses at the wedding feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: contestant in divine beauty judgment
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite dispute which is fairest and are taken to Alexandrus
for decision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: divine sender of storm
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Hera stirs up a storm against Helen and Alexandrus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: divine craft contributor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Athena is said to polish the spear shaft given to Peleus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:7
label: divine arranger of union
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Aphrodite promises Helen, brings Helen and Alexandrus together, and helps
contrive Achilles' meeting with Helen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:8
label: divine escort
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Hermes leads the goddesses to Alexandrus at Zeus's command.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: human judge of goddesses
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Alexandrus decides the fairness dispute in favor of Aphrodite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: abductor or eloping partner with treasure
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: After union with Helen, Alexandrus loads treasure and sails away by night,
then returns to Troy and celebrates marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: desired and contested woman
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Helen is promised to Alexandrus, taken away with treasure, and later demanded
by Greek envoys.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:12
label: wronged husband and expedition organizer
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Menelaus learns of events at home and plans an expedition against Ilium with
his brother.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: cattle raider and alternating immortal twin-pair member
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: Castor and Polydeuces steal cattle; after deaths in the conflict Zeus grants
them immortality every other day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:14
label: seer and interpreter
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Calchas foretells events from the serpent-and-sparrows incident and interprets
Artemis's anger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:15
label: offending commander
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Agamemnon shoots a stag, boasts against Artemis, and the expedition is blocked
by her anger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:16
label: angered goddess blocking departure
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Artemis sends stormy winds and prevents sailing after Agamemnon's boast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:17
label: rescuer and substitute-maker
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Artemis takes Iphigeneia away, makes her immortal, and puts a stag on the
altar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:18
label: intended sacrificial victim rescued by deity
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Iphigeneia is fetched for sacrifice but is removed by Artemis and made immortal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:19
label: snake-bitten abandoned warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Philoctetes is bitten by a snake and left on Lemnos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:20
label: divine bride assigned to mortal
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Thetis avoids union with Zeus, after which Zeus swears she will be the wife
of a mortal; she is also bride at the Peleus marriage feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: role:21
label: mortal bridegroom receiving divine gifts
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, gods gather and bring Peleus gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:22
label: Greek warrior hero
assigned_to:
- fig:20
basis: The synopsis attributes multiple martial actions, quarrels, and prizes to
Achilles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Mount Ida judgment place
literal_form: Mount Ida
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: storm blocking or diverting voyage
literal_form: storm and stormy winds
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: serpent-and-sparrows omen
literal_form: serpent and sparrows
associated_figures:
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: snake bite
literal_form: snake biting Philoctetes
associated_figures:
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:5
label: substitute stag on altar
literal_form: stag placed on the altar instead of Iphigeneia
associated_figures:
- fig:15
- fig:16
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: Pelion divine wedding mountain
literal_form: Pelion
associated_figures:
- fig:18
- fig:19
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:7
label: gifted spear
literal_form: ashen spear shaft cut by Cheiron, polished by Athena, and fitted with
a head by Hephaestus
associated_figures:
- fig:19
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Divine plan for the Trojan War
summary: Zeus and Themis plan the Trojan War; another fragment says Zeus intends
war to relieve the earth of human burden.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
- id: scene:2
label: Judgment of the goddesses on Mount Ida
summary: Strife begins a dispute at a divine wedding feast; Hermes escorts Hera,
Athena, and Aphrodite to Alexandrus, who chooses Aphrodite because of the promised
marriage with Helen.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Helen and Alexandrus depart by night
summary: Aphrodite brings Helen and Alexandrus together; they load treasure, sail
away by night, are driven by Hera's storm to Sidon, and later reach Troy for their
marriage.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:9
- fig:8
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Castor and Polydeuces receive alternating immortality
summary: After a cattle-theft conflict with Idas and Lynceus, Castor dies, Polydeuces
kills the opponents, and Zeus grants the pair immortality every other day.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Greek expedition organized
summary: Menelaus returns after learning of events at home, plans an expedition
against Ilium, and the leaders are gathered after Odysseus is detected feigning
madness.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Aulis sacrifice and omen
summary: The leaders gather at Aulis, sacrifice, observe the serpent-and-sparrows
incident, and Calchas foretells what will happen.
figure_refs:
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Iphigeneia sacrifice attempted and replaced
summary: Artemis blocks sailing after Agamemnon's boast; Calchas calls for Iphigeneia's
sacrifice, but Artemis removes her, makes her immortal, and substitutes a stag.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:13
- fig:16
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Snake bite of Philoctetes
summary: At Tenedos, Philoctetes is bitten by a snake and left behind on Lemnos
because of the wound's stench.
figure_refs:
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:9
label: Assaults and ravaging around Troy
summary: The Greeks demand Helen and her treasure; after refusal they assault the
city, ravage nearby lands, and Achilles carries out further raids and killings.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:20
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:10
label: Marriage of Peleus and Thetis with gifts
summary: The gods gather on Pelion for the marriage of Peleus and Thetis and bring
gifts, including a spear prepared by Cheiron, Athena, and Hephaestus.
figure_refs:
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine plan to reduce humanity through war
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage attributes the Trojan War to Zeus's plan with Themis and to Zeus's
later stated desire to relieve the earth of human burden through the Ilian War.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage frames the war as Zeus's plan, but the taxonomy reference
is broad; the text does not explicitly call it judgment.
- id: motif:2
label: Divine beauty contest judged by mortal
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite dispute which is fairest and are brought to Alexandrus
for judgment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The available taxonomy has no exact 'beauty contest' category; divine_judgment
is an approximate family.
- id: motif:3
label: Promised beloved and removal of Helen
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Alexandrus chooses Aphrodite because of the promised marriage with Helen;
Aphrodite brings them together, and Helen and Alexandrus depart by night with
treasure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The summary describes union and night departure but does not use a single
explicit term such as abduction in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Divine marriage and mortal-divine pairing
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
- divine_beloved
basis: The passage includes the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, a divine wedding
feast, and the fragment in which Zeus assigns Thetis to a mortal husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:12
- ev:13
confidence: medium
cautions: The phrase 'sacred marriage' is interpretive; the literal passage reports
a wedding involving gods and a mortal bridegroom.
- id: motif:5
label: Cattle theft leading to lethal conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: Castor and Polydeuces are caught stealing cattle from Idas and Lynceus, leading
to deaths and Zeus's grant of alternating immortality.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The cattle are not explicitly described as sacred; the taxonomy reference
is only approximate for theft with mythic consequences.
- id: motif:6
label: Alternating immortality after death
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- sacred_twins
basis: After Castor is killed, Zeus gives Castor and Polydeuces immortality every
other day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not call them twins, though the paired alternating immortality
supports the motif family cautiously.
- id: motif:7
label: Omen of serpent and birds interpreted by seer
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
- wisdom
basis: At Aulis, the leaders see the serpent and sparrows incident, and Calchas
foretells what will happen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives only a brief summary of the omen, not its detailed content.
- id: motif:8
label: Sacrifice demanded to appease offended goddess
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- divine_judgment
basis: After Agamemnon offends Artemis, stormy winds prevent sailing; Calchas tells
the Greeks to sacrifice Iphigeneia to Artemis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports an attempted sacrifice rather than a completed human
sacrifice.
- id: motif:9
label: Substitution of animal for human victim
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- resurrection
basis: Artemis removes Iphigeneia, makes her immortal, and places a stag on the
altar instead of the girl.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: Resurrection is only approximate; the passage specifies rescue and immortality,
not restoration from death.
- id: motif:10
label: Snake bite causes abandonment of warrior
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Philoctetes is bitten by a snake and left behind in Lemnos because of the
stench of his sore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate the snake's symbolic meaning.
- id: motif:11
label: Storm as divine obstruction or redirection of voyage
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Hera's storm carries Helen and Alexandrus to Sidon, and Artemis's stormy
winds prevent the Greek expedition from sailing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy does not include a precise storm-at-sea motif;
departure is a broad fit.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Zeus plans with Themis to bring about the Trojan War.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: At the marriage of Peleus, Strife causes Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite
to dispute who is fairest; Hermes brings them to Alexandrus on Mount Ida, and
he chooses Aphrodite because of the promised marriage with Helen.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite brings Helen and Alexandrus together; they sail away
by night with treasure, Hera sends a storm, they are carried to Sidon, and Alexandrus
later celebrates marriage with Helen at Troy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Castor and Polydeuces are caught stealing cattle from Idas and
Lynceus; Castor dies, Polydeuces kills the opponents, and Zeus grants alternating
immortality.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Iris informs Menelaus about events at home; Menelaus returns,
plans an expedition against Ilium with his brother, and Greek leaders are gathered.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: At Aulis the leaders sacrifice, the serpent-and-sparrows incident
occurs before them, and Calchas foretells future events.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Agamemnon shoots a stag and boasts against Artemis; Artemis sends
stormy winds, and Calchas says Iphigeneia must be sacrificed to Artemis, so she
is fetched as though for marriage to Achilles.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: Artemis snatches Iphigeneia away, transports her to the Tauri,
makes her immortal, and places a stag on the altar in her place.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: At Tenedos Philoctetes is bitten by a snake and left behind in
Lemnos because of the stench of his sore.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #1'
quote_or_summary: The Greeks demand the surrender of Helen and her treasure; after
Trojan refusal they assault the city, ravage the surrounding lands, and Achilles
carries out raids and killings.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #3'
quote_or_summary: A fragment says Zeus saw humanity burdening the earth and resolved
to cause the Ilian War so that death would empty the world and heroes would be
slain at Troy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #4'
quote_or_summary: Thetis avoids union with Zeus to please Hera; Zeus, angered, swears
she will be wife to a mortal.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 'lines 7708-7815, Cypria Fragment #5'
quote_or_summary: At the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, the gods gather on Pelion
and bring gifts; Cheiron gives an ashen spear shaft, Athena polishes it, and Hephaestus
fits it with a head.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source metadata; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a compressed synopsis and fragment collection, so many figures
and motifs are mentioned only briefly. Motif taxonomy assignments are cautious
where available categories are broader than the passage details.
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: |-
No comparison claims were added because the passage does not itself make a specific comparative claim beyond identifying Cypria fragments and Homeric scholia contexts.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l7708-l7815
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