batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l8912-l9016
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg-l8912-l9016
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
passage_locator:
label: THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN
OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST; lines 8912-9016
start: '8912'
end: '9016'
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 recounts the end of a poetic contest between Homer and Hesiod,
Hesiod's victory and dedication, an oracle concerning Hesiod's death, the killing
and burial traditions about Hesiod, and subsequent episodes in which Homer travels,
recites poetry, composes inscriptions, dedicates a gift to Apollo, and receives
honors from Argos.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Hellenes applaud Homer and ask that he be judged winner, but the king
awards the crown to Hesiod because Hesiod urges peace and husbandry rather than
war and slaughter.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Hesiod receives a brazen tripod after the contest and dedicates it to the
Muses of Helicon with an inscription about defeating Homer at Chalcis.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: At Delphi, a prophetess speaks an oracle praising Hesiod and warning him about
the pleasant grove of Nemean Zeus, where his death is destined.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Hesiod avoids the Peloponnesus but stays at Oenoe in Locris, a region also
called the sacred place of Nemean Zeus, thereby unknowingly fulfilling the oracle.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Young men who suspect Hesiod of seducing their sister kill him and cast his
body into the sea between Achaea and Locris.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: On the third day, dolphins bring Hesiod's body to land while a local feast
of Ariadne is taking place; the people recognize, lament, and bury him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The assassins flee by fishing boat toward Crete, and Zeus sinks them with
a thunderbolt according to one cited account.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: An alternative cited account names Ctimenus and Antiphus as Hesiod's killers
and says they were sacrificed by Eurycles to the gods of hospitality.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The men of Orchomenus later remove Hesiod's body by direction of an oracle
and bury him in their own country with a tomb inscription.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: After losing the contest, Homer travels from place to place reciting poems
and is invited to compose an epitaph for the tomb of Midas, which has a bronze
maiden mourning Midas.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Homer receives a silver bowl for the epitaph and dedicates it to Apollo at
Delphi with a request for renown.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: At Athens, while a fire burns in the council hall on a cold day, Homer composes
lines praising children, towers, horses, ships, assemblies, and a blazing fire
in winter.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: At Argos, Homer's recitation of Iliadic praise for Argive places and warriors
delights the leading Argives, who reward him, set up a bronze statue, and decree
recurring sacrifices to him and to Chios.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Homer
description: Poet applauded in the contest, defeated by the king's judgment, later
traveling and reciting poems, composing inscriptions, dedicating a gift to Apollo,
and receiving honors at Argos.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:4
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hesiod
description: Poet awarded victory in the contest, dedicator of a tripod to the Muses,
recipient of an oracle, later killed and buried according to several traditions.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The king
description: Judge who gives the crown to Hesiod on the ground that Hesiod calls
men to peace and husbandry.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: The Hellenes
description: Audience who applaud Homer and demand that he be adjudged winner.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Muses of Helicon
description: Divine recipients of Hesiod's dedicated tripod and divinities said
to honor Hesiod.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Prophetess at Delphi
description: Inspired speaker who delivers the oracle concerning Hesiod's renown
and destined death.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Amphiphanes and Ganyetor, sons of Phegeus
description: Hosts at Oenoe whose household is connected with the suspicion leading
to Hesiod's death in one account.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Unnamed young men
description: Young men who suspect Hesiod of seducing their sister, kill him, and
cast his body into the sea in one account.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Dolphins
description: Animals that bring Hesiod's body to land on the third day.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Zeus
description: God associated with the Nemean sacred place and with sinking the fleeing
assassins by thunderbolt in one account.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Ctimenus and Antiphus
description: Sons of Ganyetor named in an alternative account as Hesiod's killers.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Eurycles the seer
description: Seer said in an alternative account to have sacrificed Hesiod's killers
to the gods of hospitality.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Men of Orchomenus
description: Group who remove Hesiod's body by oracle and bury him in their country.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Xanthus and Gorgus
description: Listeners to Homer's epics who invite him to compose an epitaph for
Midas' tomb and reward him with a silver bowl.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Midas
description: Dead king whose tomb bears a bronze figure of a maiden and for whom
Homer composes an epitaph.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Bronze maiden
description: Bronze figure on Midas' tomb, represented as bewailing Midas and speaking
to passers-by in the epitaph.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Apollo / Lord Phoebus
description: God to whom Homer dedicates a silver bowl at Delphi and asks for renown.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Medon, king of the Athenians
description: Host who entertains Homer at Athens.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Leading Argives
description: People delighted by Homer's praise of their race, who give him gifts,
set up a bronze statue, and decree sacrifices.
role_refs:
- role:17
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: poet-contestant
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Homer and Hesiod are opposed in a contest of song whose outcome is judged
publicly.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: contest victor
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The king gives Hesiod the crown, and Hesiod receives the tripod after gaining
victory.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: oracle recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hesiod consults the oracle at Delphi and hears the warning delivered by the
prophetess.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: defeated poet and itinerant reciter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After losing, Homer goes from place to place reciting his poems.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: contest judge
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The king adjudicates the prize and explains his reason for choosing Hesiod.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: murder victim
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says Hesiod is killed and his body cast into the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: composer of epitaphs and dedicatory verses
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Homer composes verses for Midas' tomb and a dedication to Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: applauding audience
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Hellenes applaud Homer and demand that he be declared winner.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:9
label: divine recipient of dedication
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:17
basis: Hesiod dedicates a tripod to the Muses, and Homer dedicates a silver bowl
to Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: inspired oracle speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The prophetess becomes inspired and utters the oracle about Hesiod.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:11
label: host
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:18
basis: Hesiod stays with Amphiphanes and Ganyetor, and Homer is entertained by Medon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: killer
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:11
basis: One account has unnamed young men kill Hesiod; another names Ctimenus and
Antiphus as killers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:13
label: body bearers
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Dolphins bring Hesiod's body to land.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:14
label: divine punisher
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Zeus sinks the fleeing assassins with a thunderbolt in one cited account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:15
label: seer and ritual avenger
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Eurycles the seer sacrifices the killers to the gods of hospitality in the
alternative account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:16
label: reburial agents
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The men of Orchomenus remove and bury Hesiod's body as directed by an oracle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:17
label: patrons and rewarders of Homer
assigned_to:
- fig:14
- fig:19
basis: Xanthus and Gorgus reward Homer with a silver bowl; the Argives reward him
with costly gifts and honors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:18
label: dead king commemorated by epitaph
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Midas is the dead king whose tomb receives Homer's epitaph.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:19
label: tomb figure and poetic speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: The bronze maiden sits on Midas' tomb and speaks in the epitaph as a commemorative
figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:20
label: civic honor-givers
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: The Argives set up a statue to Homer and decree repeated sacrifices.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: brazen tripod
literal_form: Brazen tripod won by Hesiod and dedicated to the Muses of Helicon.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: crown of victory
literal_form: Crown awarded by the king to Hesiod in the contest.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Delphic oracle
literal_form: Inspired utterance at Delphi warning Hesiod about the grove of Nemean
Zeus.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: pleasant grove of Nemean Zeus
literal_form: Place named by the oracle as the site connected with Hesiod's destined
death.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: sea between Achaea and Locris
literal_form: Sea into which Hesiod's body is cast and from which dolphins return
it.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: dolphins bearing a body
literal_form: Dolphins that carry Hesiod's body to shore on the third day.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:7
label: thunderbolt
literal_form: Thunderbolt by which Zeus sinks the assassins' boat.
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:8
label: Hesiod's tomb inscription
literal_form: Inscription placed on Hesiod's tomb in the land of the Minyans.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:9
label: Midas' tomb with bronze maiden
literal_form: Tomb of Midas bearing a bronze maiden who bewails him and addresses
passers-by in Homer's epitaph.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:15
- fig:16
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: sym:10
label: silver bowl
literal_form: Silver bowl given to Homer for the Midas epitaph and dedicated by
him to Apollo.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:14
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:11
label: blazing winter fire
literal_form: Fire burning in the Athenian council hall and praised in Homer's lines
about winter.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:18
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:12
label: bronze statue of Homer
literal_form: Bronze statue set up by the Argives after Homer's recitation.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:19
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:13
label: recurring sacrifices to Homer
literal_form: Daily, monthly, yearly, and quinquennial sacrifices decreed by the
Argives in Homer's honor.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:19
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:14
label: water, trees, rivers, sea, sun, and moon in Midas epitaph
literal_form: Natural continuities named by the bronze maiden's speech as markers
of enduring commemoration.
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs:
- water
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Judgment of the contest between Homer and Hesiod
summary: The public favors Homer, but the king awards victory and a crown to Hesiod
because his poetry promotes peace and husbandry rather than war.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Hesiod's dedication to the Muses
summary: Hesiod dedicates the brazen tripod won in the contest to the Muses of Helicon
with an inscription commemorating his victory over Homer.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:3
label: Delphic oracle concerning Hesiod
summary: Hesiod goes to Delphi to consult the oracle and dedicate first fruits;
the inspired prophetess praises him and warns him of his destined death at the
grove of Nemean Zeus.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:4
label: Hesiod's death and recovery of the body
summary: Hesiod avoids one Nemea but stays in a region also associated with Nemean
Zeus; he is killed, cast into the sea, and brought ashore by dolphins during a
feast of Ariadne.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:5
label: Punishment traditions for Hesiod's killers
summary: One cited account says Zeus sinks the fleeing killers by thunderbolt; another
says named killers are sacrificed by a seer to the gods of hospitality.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:6
label: Transfer and tomb of Hesiod
summary: The men of Orchomenus, following an oracle, remove Hesiod's body and bury
him in their country with an inscription.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:7
label: Homer's epitaph for Midas and dedication to Apollo
summary: Homer composes an epitaph for Midas' tomb with its bronze maiden, receives
a silver bowl, and dedicates the bowl to Apollo at Delphi.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
- sym:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: scene:8
label: Homer in the Athenian council hall
summary: Homer is entertained by Medon at Athens and, while a fire burns in the
cold council hall, composes lines praising household fire in winter.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:18
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:9
label: Argive honors for Homer
summary: At Argos Homer recites Iliadic verses praising Argive places and warriors;
the leading Argives give him gifts, set up a bronze statue, and decree recurring
sacrifices.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:19
symbol_refs:
- sym:12
- sym:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Poetic contest decided by moral value of song
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The contest is not awarded to the audience favorite Homer but to Hesiod because
the judge values poetry that urges peace and husbandry over war and slaughter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific contest motif; the wisdom reference
is broad and based on evaluative judgment about the content of song.
- id: motif:2
label: Victory gift dedicated to divinity
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Hesiod dedicates his contest tripod to the Muses, and Homer later dedicates
a silver bowl received for his verses to Apollo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes votive dedication plainly; any broader ritual interpretation
should be reviewed.
- id: motif:3
label: Oracle warning fulfilled through misinterpretation
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hesiod hears a warning about Nemean Zeus, avoids the Peloponnesian Nemea,
but unknowingly goes to another place called sacred to Nemean Zeus where the oracle
is fulfilled.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly names prophecy, fate, or mistaken
interpretation.
- id: motif:4
label: Body returned from the sea by animals
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After Hesiod is killed and cast into the sea, dolphins bring his body to
land on the third day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explain the dolphins' motive or attach an explicit
symbolic meaning.
- id: motif:5
label: Divine punishment of killers
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: In one cited version, Zeus sinks the assassins with a thunderbolt; in another,
the killers are ritually sacrificed to the gods of hospitality.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents variant accounts; only the Zeus episode explicitly
frames punishment by a god.
- id: motif:6
label: Poet as recipient of civic cult honors
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
basis: The Argives reward Homer, set up a bronze statue, and decree sacrifices to
him at regular intervals and to Chios every five years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The culture-hero taxonomy reference is broad; the passage gives honors
and sacrifices but does not explicitly call Homer a hero.
- id: motif:7
label: Enduring memorial speech from a tomb image
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The bronze maiden on Midas' tomb is made to speak in Homer's epitaph, declaring
that she will tell passers-by that Midas lies buried there as long as natural
cycles continue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: This is a literary inscription motif rather than a mythic action motif
in the strict sense.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 8912-8925
quote_or_summary: The Hellenes applaud Homer and ask that he win; the king awards
Hesiod the crown for poetry of peace and husbandry; Hesiod receives and dedicates
a brazen tripod to the Muses of Helicon after defeating Homer at Chalcis.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 8926-8937
quote_or_summary: At Delphi, an inspired prophetess praises Hesiod as honored by
the Muses and warns him to beware the pleasant grove of Nemean Zeus, where his
death is destined.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 8938-8955
quote_or_summary: Hesiod avoids the Peloponnesus but stays at Oenoe in Locris, also
called sacred to Nemean Zeus; young men suspect him, kill him, and cast him into
the sea; dolphins return his body on the third day; Zeus sinks the fleeing assassins
with a thunderbolt in Alcidamas' account.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 8956-8964
quote_or_summary: Eratosthenes' alternative account names Ctimenus and Antiphus
as the killers, says Eurycles sacrificed them to the gods of hospitality, and
adds details about the sister and Demodes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 8965-8973
quote_or_summary: The men of Orchomenus later remove Hesiod's body by oracle and
bury him in their own country with an inscription praising his renown and wit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 8974-8995
quote_or_summary: After losing, Homer travels reciting poems; Xanthus and Gorgus
invite him to compose an epitaph for Midas' tomb with a bronze maiden; they give
him a silver bowl, which he dedicates to Apollo at Delphi with a request for renown.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 8996-9005
quote_or_summary: Homer goes from Delphi to Athens, is entertained by Medon, and
composes lines in the cold council hall while a fire burns, including praise of
a blazing fire in a house on a snowy winter day.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 9006-9016
quote_or_summary: At Argos, Homer recites Iliadic lines praising Argive territories
and warriors; the leading Argives reward him with costly gifts, set up a bronze
statue, and decree repeated sacrifices to Homer and to Chios.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:9
type: quote
locator: 8984-8990
quote_or_summary: "“I am a maiden of bronze and sit upon the tomb of Midas.” The
epitaph says she remains on the tomb while water flows, trees leaf, rivers swell,
the sea breaks, and the sun and moon shine."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/hesiod-homeric-hymns-homerica.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation and summary supplied.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the provided passage. Motif labels
are cautious because several phenomena, especially prophecy fulfillment and civic
cult honors, do not map exactly to the supplied taxonomy. No comparison claims
were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare these motifs
to other traditions.
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: |-
Used only the supplied passage and metadata; variant traditions about Hesiod's killers are kept distinct.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-hesiod-homeric-hymns-evelyn-white-gutenberg__l8912-l9016
passage_sha256=632a85b7b45001683e0c66a7e386157aeca5449443bac92d02325dbd19da3da3