batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l10926-l11027
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l10926-l11027
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD
BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 10926-11027
start: '10926'
end: '11027'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Agamemnon kills and pursues Trojans with great force. Hector is kept safe
by Jove and destiny. The routed Trojans flee toward the city past named landmarks.
Jove descends on Ida, sends Iris with instructions that Hector should hold back
until Agamemnon is wounded and departs, after which Hector will be strengthened
to drive the Greeks toward their ships until sunset and night. Iris delivers the
command, and Hector rallies the Trojans while the Greeks prepare for renewed fighting.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Pisander is thrown from his chariot, pierced in the breast, and dies.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Pisander's brother leaves the chariot and is mutilated and beheaded while
on the ground.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The Greeks follow the example of the victorious king, while routed fighters,
horses, dust, and chariots fill the battlefield.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Agamemnon's advance is compared to raging fire consuming a forest.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Jove and destiny are said to prolong Hector's life and keep him safe amid
battle.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The routed Trojans flee past the tomb of Ilus, wild figs, the beech-tree,
and the Scaean gates toward the town.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Trojans' flight is compared to cattle frightened by a lion at night.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Jove descends, shakes the Idaean hills, pours rills down their summits, takes
unkindled lightning in his hand, and speaks to Iris.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Jove commands Iris to tell Hector to avoid direct fighting while Agamemnon
is active, but to command others until Agamemnon is wounded and departs.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Jove promises that after Agamemnon leaves the field, Hector will be strengthened
and the Greeks driven back to their ships until sunset and nightfall.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Iris descends on wind-borne wings, finds Hector near the bulwarks on his chariot,
and delivers Jove's message.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: After Iris vanishes, Hector springs from his chariot, takes two lances, moves
through the ranks, rallies the Trojans, and renews the fighting spirit.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The Greeks condense their forces and wait for the renewed Trojan assault while
the king leads them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Pisander
description: A warrior cast from a chariot and killed by a breast wound.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Pisander's brother
description: A warrior who leaps to earth and is dismembered and beheaded.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Atrides / Agamemnon / king of men
description: The victorious Greek king who slaughters, pursues the Trojans, approaches
the Trojan wall, and leads the Greeks.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Greeks
description: The army following Agamemnon, later gathering their forces and awaiting
renewed war.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Trojan train / Trojan ranks
description: The routed Trojan forces who flee across the plain and are later rallied
by Hector.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Hector
description: The son of Priam, kept safe by Jove and destiny, then instructed by
Iris and active in rallying the Trojans.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Jove
description: The god who preserves Hector, descends on Ida, and sends Iris with
commands for Hector.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Iris
description: The many-coloured maid with golden wings who carries Jove's command
to Hector.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: victorious battlefield leader
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Agamemnon leads the Greeks, kills enemies, pursues the rout, and is the focal
point of the Greek line.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: divinely protected commander
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Hector is kept safe by Jove and destiny and receives a divine strategy through
Iris.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: role:3
label: divine sender of command
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Jove descends, addresses Iris, and dictates the message that governs Hector's
conduct in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: pursuing and defending army
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Greeks pursue after Agamemnon's example and later gather to face the
renewed Trojan attack.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:8
- id: role:5
label: routed and rallied army
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Trojans flee in disorder and are later brought back to arms by Hector.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: slain warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
basis: Both Pisander and his brother are killed in the opening action of the passage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: divine messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Iris is commanded by Jove to carry his word to Hector and does so.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: consuming fire image
literal_form: Winds and raging flames rolling over a forest in a battle simile.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: trees and city-approach landmarks
literal_form: Wild figs, a beech-tree, the tomb of Ilus, and the Scaean gates mark
the route of the Trojan flight.
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Idaean hills
literal_form: Hills or summits shaken by Jove as he descends.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: unkindled lightning
literal_form: Lightning held in Jove's hand before he speaks to Iris.
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: golden wings
literal_form: Iris's golden wings used in haste to carry Jove's word.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: burning sun and sacred night
literal_form: The time limit of Hector's empowered advance is marked by sunset and
the extension of night.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Agamemnon's slaughter and Greek pursuit
summary: Agamemnon kills named opponents and advances through the battlefield while
the Greeks follow and the Trojans are routed amid dust, horses, and chariots.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Hector preserved and Trojans driven toward the city
summary: Hector remains safe through Jove and destiny, while the routed Trojans
flee past named landmarks and Agamemnon continues killing the rearmost fighters.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Jove sends Iris from Ida
summary: Jove descends on Ida, takes lightning in hand, and orders Iris to instruct
Hector to wait until Agamemnon is wounded and leaves before pressing the Greeks
toward their ships.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Iris delivers the command and Hector rallies the Trojans
summary: Iris finds Hector at his chariot and repeats Jove's instructions. After
she vanishes, Hector arms himself with two lances, moves through the ranks, revives
the Trojans, and the Greeks prepare to meet the renewed attack.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine intervention through messenger in battle
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Jove preserves Hector and sends Iris with a conditional command that determines
when Hector should avoid or renew direct action.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy label is approximate; the passage shows divine
command and battle timing more than explicit moral judgment.
- id: motif:2
label: fate-protected hero
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hector is explicitly said to be safe because Jove and destiny prolong his
allotted time.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No closer supplied taxonomy reference is available.
- id: motif:3
label: warrior as consuming fire
taxonomy_refs:
- world_destroying_fire
basis: Agamemnon's destructive advance is compared to winds and raging flames rolling
through a forest and leveling all before them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The fire is a simile for battle destruction, not a literal cosmic conflagration.
- id: motif:4
label: rally of routed army after divine message
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: After receiving Iris's message, Hector leaps from his chariot, arms himself,
moves through the bands, and restores Trojan fighting spirit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference directly matches this battle-rally pattern.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Agamemnon's battlefield devastation to a
wind-driven forest fire.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: destructive fire battle simile
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal poetic simile, not evidence of a distinct mythic
fire episode.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage explicitly compares the routed Trojans to cattle frightened by
a roaring lion at night.
claim_level: visual_similarity
target: predator-and-herd rout simile
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: This is an internal simile describing panic and pursuit, not a separate
animal myth.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 10926-10933
quote_or_summary: Pisander is killed from the chariot; his brother is dismembered
and beheaded; the victorious king moves where the fighting is thickest and the
Greeks follow.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 10934-10952
quote_or_summary: Dust, horses, chariots, and slaughter fill the plain; Agamemnon's
rage is compared to fire consuming a forest, and empty cars roll across the field.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 10953-10956
quote_or_summary: '"But Jove and destiny prolongd his date. / Safe from the darts,
the care of heaven he stood"'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 10957-10973
quote_or_summary: The Trojans flee past the tomb of Ilus, wild figs, the beech-tree,
and the Scaean gates; Agamemnon pursues and kills the hindmost, with a lion-and-cattle
simile for the rout.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 10974-10981
quote_or_summary: Jove descends, shakes the Idaean hills, sends rills down their
summits, takes unkindled lightning, and addresses Iris.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 10982-10995
quote_or_summary: Jove tells Iris to command Hector to hold back while Agamemnon
is fighting, then to attack after Agamemnon is wounded and leaves, driving the
Greeks toward their ships until sunset and night.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 10996-11012
quote_or_summary: Iris descends on wings, finds Hector by the bulwarks on his chariot,
and repeats Jove's command.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 11013-11027
quote_or_summary: Iris vanishes; Hector springs from his chariot with two lances,
rallies the Trojan bands, and the Greeks condense their forces as the king leads
them.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Taxonomy matches are partly approximate
because the supplied motif list lacks exact labels for battle divine-message and
fate-protection patterns.
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: |-
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