batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l8224-l8248
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l8224-l8248
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: THE LITTLE ILIAD / THE SACK OF ILIUM / THE RETURNS / THE TELEGONY; lines
8224-8248
start: '8224'
end: '8248'
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: 'Proclus summarizes the Telegony: after the Odyssey, Odysseus buries the
suitors through their kin, sacrifices, journeys to Elis, returns to Ithaca, sacrifices
as ordered by Teiresias, marries Callidice in Thesprotis, fights in war, returns
again to Ithaca, and is unwittingly killed by his son Telegonus, who then transports
Odysseus’ body with Penelope and Telemachus to Circe’s island, where Circe makes
them immortal and new marriages occur. Eustathius reports variant children of
Odysseus by Calypso and Penelope.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Telegony is described as following the Odyssey and consisting of two books
by Eugammon of Cyrene.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The suitors of Penelope are buried by their kinsmen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Odysseus sacrifices to the Nymphs and sails to Elis to inspect his herds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Polyxenus entertains Odysseus and gives him a mixing bowl.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Odysseus returns to Ithaca and performs sacrifices ordered by Teiresias.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Odysseus goes to Thesprotis and marries Callidice, queen of the Thesprotians.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: War breaks out between the Thesprotians, led by Odysseus, and the Brygi.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Ares routs Odysseus’ army; Athena engages Ares; Apollo separates them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: After Callidice dies, Polypoetes, son of Odysseus, succeeds to the kingdom,
while Odysseus returns to Ithaca.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Telegonus travels in search of his father, lands on Ithaca, and ravages the
island.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Odysseus defends his country and is killed unwittingly by his son Telegonus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: After learning his mistake, Telegonus transports Odysseus’ body with Penelope
and Telemachus to his mother’s island, where Circe makes them immortal and Telegonus
and Telemachus enter new marriages.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: A separate report says Odysseus had Telegonus or Teledamus by Calypso, and
Telemachus and Acusilaus by Penelope.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Odysseus
description: Greek hero who sacrifices, sails, marries Callidice, leads the Thesprotians,
returns to Ithaca, and is unwittingly killed by his son.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Penelope
description: Woman whose suitors are buried; later transported with Odysseus’ body
and Telemachus to the island associated with Circe, and married by Telegonus.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Suitors of Penelope
description: Dead suitors buried by their kinsmen.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Kinsmen of the suitors
description: Relatives who bury Penelope’s suitors.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Nymphs
description: Recipients of Odysseus’ sacrifice before he sails to Elis.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Polyxenus
description: Host of Odysseus in Elis who gives him a mixing bowl.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Teiresias
description: Authority whose ordered sacrifices Odysseus performs at Ithaca.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Callidice
description: Queen of the Thesprotians whom Odysseus marries; after her death Polypoetes
succeeds to the kingdom.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Thesprotians
description: People led by Odysseus in war against the Brygi.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Brygi
description: People at war with the Thesprotians led by Odysseus.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Ares
description: Divine combatant who routs Odysseus’ army and is engaged by Athena.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Athena
description: Divine combatant who engages Ares.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Apollo
description: Divine figure who separates Ares and Athena.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Polypoetes
description: Son of Odysseus who succeeds to the Thesprotian kingdom after Callidice’s
death.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Telegonus
description: Son of Odysseus who searches for his father, lands on Ithaca, ravages
the island, unwittingly kills Odysseus, transports the body, and marries Penelope.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Telemachus
description: Son of Odysseus and Penelope; transported with Odysseus’ body and Penelope,
and married to Circe.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Circe
description: Figure on the mother’s island who makes the transported group immortal
and marries Telemachus.
role_refs:
- role:18
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Calypso
description: In Eustathius’ report, mother of Odysseus’ son Telegonus or Teledamus.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Teledamus
description: Alternative or additional son of Odysseus by Calypso in Eustathius’
report.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Acusilaus
description: Son of Odysseus and Penelope in Eustathius’ report.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: returning traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Odysseus repeatedly sails away and returns to Ithaca.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Odysseus leads the Thesprotians in war against the Brygi.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: father-seeking son
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Telegonus travels in search of his father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: unwitting killer of father
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Telegonus kills Odysseus unwittingly after landing on Ithaca.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: defender of country
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Odysseus comes out to defend his country when Telegonus ravages Ithaca.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: marriage partner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
basis: The passage reports marriages involving Odysseus and Callidice, Telegonus
and Penelope, and Telemachus and Circe.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: buried dead
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The suitors are buried by their kinsmen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: burial agents
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The kinsmen bury the suitors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: sacrifice recipients
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Odysseus sacrifices to the Nymphs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:10
label: host and gift-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Polyxenus entertains Odysseus and gives him a mixing bowl.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: ritual authority
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Odysseus performs sacrifices ordered by Teiresias.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: queen
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Callidice is identified as queen of the Thesprotians.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: Odysseus-led people
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The Thesprotians are led by Odysseus in war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:14
label: opposing people
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Brygi fight against the Thesprotians.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:15
label: divine combatant
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: Ares routs Odysseus’ army and Athena engages Ares.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:16
label: divine separator
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Apollo separates Ares and Athena.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:17
label: successor to kingdom
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Polypoetes succeeds to the kingdom after Callidice’s death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:18
label: immortalizer
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Circe makes the transported group immortal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:19
label: mother in variant genealogy
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Calypso is named as mother of Telegonus or Teledamus by Odysseus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:20
label: child in variant genealogy
assigned_to:
- fig:19
- fig:20
basis: Teledamus and Acusilaus are named as sons of Odysseus in Eustathius’ report.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mixing bowl gift
literal_form: mixing bowl
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: sacrifices
literal_form: ritual sacrifices to the Nymphs and sacrifices ordered by Teiresias
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Ithaca
literal_form: island homeland to which Odysseus returns and which Telegonus ravages
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: transported body
literal_form: Odysseus’ body transported by Telegonus
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:15
- fig:16
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: mother’s island
literal_form: island to which Telegonus transports Odysseus’ body with Penelope
and Telemachus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Burial, sacrifice, and sailing to Elis
summary: Penelope’s suitors are buried by their kinsmen; Odysseus sacrifices to
the Nymphs and sails to Elis to inspect his herds.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Hospitality and gift in Elis
summary: Odysseus is entertained by Polyxenus and receives a mixing bowl as a gift;
the stories of Trophonius, Agamedes, and Augeas are said to follow.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Return to Ithaca and Thesprotian marriage
summary: Odysseus returns to Ithaca, performs Teiresias’ required sacrifices, then
goes to Thesprotis and marries Queen Callidice.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: War and divine intervention
summary: The Thesprotians under Odysseus fight the Brygi; Ares routs Odysseus’ army,
Athena engages Ares, and Apollo separates them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Succession and Odysseus’ return
summary: After Callidice dies, Polypoetes succeeds to the kingdom, and Odysseus
returns to Ithaca.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Telegonus’ search and unwitting killing
summary: Telegonus searches for his father, lands on Ithaca, ravages the island,
and unwittingly kills Odysseus when Odysseus defends his country.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Transport to Circe’s island and immortalization
summary: Telegonus learns his mistake, transports Odysseus’ body with Penelope and
Telemachus to his mother’s island, where Circe makes them immortal; Telegonus
marries Penelope and Telemachus marries Circe.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:8
label: Variant genealogy
summary: Eustathius reports that Odysseus had Telegonus or Teledamus by Calypso,
and Telemachus and Acusilaus by Penelope.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: return to homeland after journeys
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Odysseus repeatedly sails away and returns to Ithaca after sacrifices, marriage,
war, and succession events.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a compressed plot summary, not a full narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
label: departure by sea for ritual and practical purposes
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Odysseus sacrifices and sails to Elis, then later moves from Ithaca to Thesprotis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states travel actions but gives little symbolic elaboration.
- id: motif:3
label: father-seeking son unwittingly kills father
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Telegonus travels in search of his father, lands on Ithaca, and kills Odysseus
unwittingly while Odysseus defends the island.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy family precisely covers unwitting patricide.
- id: motif:4
label: divine conflict interrupted by another deity
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ares routs Odysseus’ army, Athena engages Ares, and Apollo separates them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The summary does not explain the cause or outcome beyond Apollo’s separation
of the gods.
- id: motif:5
label: immortalization after death and transport
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Odysseus is killed, Telegonus transports the body and companions to
his mother’s island, where Circe makes them immortal.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage says Circe makes 'them' immortal, but the exact scope and
ritual mechanism are not elaborated.
- id: motif:6
label: succession after queen’s death
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: After Callidice’s death, Polypoetes, the son of Odysseus, succeeds to the
kingdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage identifies succession but does not detail a legitimation rite
or political dispute.
- id: motif:7
label: hospitality gift
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Polyxenus entertains Odysseus and gives him a mixing bowl.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage reports the gift exchange but does not explicitly mark it
as sacred.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8224-8228
quote_or_summary: The Telegony is introduced as a two-book work by Eugammon of Cyrene,
following the Odyssey in sequence.
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: lines 8228-8231
quote_or_summary: The suitors of Penelope are buried by their kinsmen; Odysseus
sacrifices to the Nymphs and sails to Elis to inspect his herds.
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: lines 8231-8233
quote_or_summary: Polyxenus entertains Odysseus and gives him a mixing bowl; the
stories of Trophonius, Agamedes, and Augeas then follow.
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: lines 8233-8236
quote_or_summary: Odysseus returns to Ithaca, performs sacrifices ordered by Teiresias,
then goes to Thesprotis and marries Callidice, queen of the Thesprotians.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 8236-8239
quote_or_summary: War breaks out between the Thesprotians under Odysseus and the
Brygi; Ares routs Odysseus’ army, Athena engages Ares, and Apollo separates them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 8239-8241
quote_or_summary: After Callidice dies, Polypoetes, son of Odysseus, succeeds to
the kingdom, while Odysseus returns to Ithaca.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 8241-8244
quote_or_summary: Telegonus searches for his father, lands on Ithaca, ravages the
island, and unwittingly kills Odysseus when Odysseus defends his country.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 8244-8247
quote_or_summary: Telegonus learns his mistake, transports Odysseus’ body with Penelope
and Telemachus to his mother’s island, where Circe makes them immortal; Telegonus
marries Penelope and Telemachus marries Circe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 8247-8248
quote_or_summary: Eustathius reports that Odysseus had by Calypso a son Telegonus
or Teledamus, and by Penelope Telemachus and Acusilaus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a compressed prose summary of fragmentary epic content; core
actions and relationships are clear, but symbolic interpretation and motif classification
are limited.
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 itself does not explicitly compare these events with other traditions or motif families beyond the supplied taxonomy candidates.
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