batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l11640-l11775
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l11640-l11775
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 11640-11775
start: '11640'
end: '11775'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A Pylian elder recounts former sacrifices and victories in battle, then
recalls visiting Peleus with Ulysses to summon Achilles and Patroclus to war.
He urges Patroclus to persuade Achilles or to enter battle himself wearing Achilles'
armor. Patroclus leaves, meets the wounded Eurypylus, and treats his arrow wound
with water and a healing root taught through Chiron, Achilles, and Patroclus.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Pylian troops gather by rivers and sleep in arms near a winding flood
while enemies stand around the town.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Sacrificial rites are performed to Jove, the blue-eyed maid, Alphaeus, and
the monarch of the watery main, including a heifer and bulls.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: In battle, the speaker kills the son of King Augias, seizes his chariot, leads
the van, disperses the Epeians, takes captive chariots, and gathers spoils.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Neptune shrouds Actor's sons in a cloud, preventing their death, and Pallas
later stops the pursuit near Alisium.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The speaker criticizes Achilles for remaining inactive through anger and warns
that Greece may suffer destruction if Achilles does not help.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The speaker recalls going with Ulysses to Peleus' court, where Peleus sacrificed
a bull to Jove and guests shared a feast.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Peleus instructs Achilles to be brave, and Menoetius instructs Patroclus to
guide Achilles with counsel because Patroclus is older and cooler-minded.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The speaker urges Patroclus either to move Achilles' heart or, if Achilles
is restrained by an oracle or heaven, to lead the Myrmidons wearing Achilles'
arms.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Patroclus is moved, leaves the tent, and meets Eurypylus, who is bleeding
from an arrow wound.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Eurypylus says the Greek chiefs are wounded and asks Patroclus to lead him
to his ships, remove the dart, wash the blood, and apply healing balms taught
by Chiron to Achilles and by Achilles to Patroclus.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Patroclus supports Eurypylus, lays him down, cuts out the arrowhead, washes
the wound, bruises a bitter root, applies its styptic juice, and stops the pain
and bleeding.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Agamede is described as knowing the healing virtues of simples and every herb
touched by morning dew.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Pylian speaker, identified in the passage as Nestor
description: An elder warrior who recounts his youthful battle deeds, past embassy
to Peleus, and advice to Patroclus.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Achilles
description: A Greek hero remaining inactive in anger; remembered as fierce for
fame and proposed as one whose armor Patroclus may wear.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Patroclus
description: Companion of Achilles who receives counsel, is urged to aid Greece,
and treats Eurypylus' wound.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Ulysses
description: Companion of the speaker on the embassy to Peleus' court and owner
of a fleet near which Patroclus later passes.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Peleus
description: Achilles' father and host at Phthia who sacrifices to Jove and tells
Achilles to be brave.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Menoetius
description: Patroclus' father who tells Patroclus to guide Achilles with counsel.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Eurypylus, son of Euaemon
description: A wounded Greek hero with an arrowhead rooted in his wound, assisted
and treated by Patroclus.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Chiron
description: A sage named as the source of healing knowledge passed to Achilles
and Patroclus.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Jove
description: A god receiving sacrifices and public thanks.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Pallas / the blue-eyed maid
description: A goddess who receives an untamed heifer and later stops the pursuit.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Neptune / blue monarch of the watery main
description: A god receiving a bull and shrouding Actor's sons in clouds.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Alphaeus
description: A sacred river or river-god at whose source the Pylian force arrives
and to whom a bull is slain.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Agamede
description: Woman described as knowing the healing virtues of plants and herbs.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Podalirius and Machaon
description: Two famed surgeons; one is surrounded by Trojan forces and the other
is wounded in his tent.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: veteran warrior narrator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He recounts his own past battle leadership, kills, captures, and return to
Pylos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: counsel-giver
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He urges Patroclus to persuade Achilles or lead the Myrmidons in Achilles'
armor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: withholding hero
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is described as inactive in fury and withholding aid from Greece.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: substitute warrior candidate
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He is urged to appear in Achilles' armor and lead the Myrmidons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: healer-helper
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: He supports Eurypylus, removes the arrowhead, washes and medicates the wound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: embassy companion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: He travels with the speaker to Peleus' court to urge Achilles and Patroclus
to arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: fatherly instructor
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Peleus gives Achilles a precept of bravery, and Menoetius gives Patroclus
counsel about guiding Achilles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: wounded warrior petitioner
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He is bleeding from an arrow wound and asks Patroclus for treatment.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: healing-knowledge figure
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:13
- fig:14
basis: Chiron is named as source of pharmacy; Agamede knows healing herbs; Podalirius
and Machaon are called famed surgeons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: recipient of sacrifice or thanks
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
basis: The passage lists offerings to these divine or sacred figures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: divine battlefield intervener
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: Neptune hides Actor's sons in clouds, and Pallas stops the Pylian pursuit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: river and sacred waters
literal_form: Minyas, Alphaeus' sacred source, a winding flood, and the watery main
associated_figures:
- fig:11
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: sacrificial cattle
literal_form: untamed heifer and bulls slain or offered to gods
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: fire of sacrifice
literal_form: flaming thighs and fragments turned on the fire
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: Achilles' arms
literal_form: armor of Achilles to be worn by Patroclus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: healing root and balms
literal_form: lukewarm water, healing balms, bitter root, and styptic juice applied
to a wound
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: concealing cloud
literal_form: veil of clouds used by Neptune to shroud Actor's sons
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Pylian sacrifices before battle
summary: The Pylian troops gather by rivers, perform rites and sacrifices to gods
and a sacred river, and sleep armed beside the flood while enemies surround the
town.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Recalled Pylian victory
summary: The speaker recounts killing a leading enemy, seizing a chariot, routing
the Epeians, taking spoils, and being checked by divine interventions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Embassy memory at Peleus' court
summary: The speaker and Ulysses visit Peleus, share a sacrificial feast, and hear
Peleus and Menoetius instruct Achilles and Patroclus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Counsel to Patroclus
summary: The speaker urges Patroclus to move Achilles or to lead the Myrmidons in
Achilles' armor so the Trojans may retreat from the ships.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Patroclus meets and heals Eurypylus
summary: Patroclus leaves, finds Eurypylus wounded and bleeding, hears his request
for care, and treats the wound with water and a healing root.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacrifice before or around martial action
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The passage presents formal offerings to gods and a sacred river before the
remembered battle and a later bull sacrifice at Peleus' court.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes ritual offerings but does not explicitly state
that they cause the later military outcome.
- id: motif:2
label: substitution by wearing another hero's armor
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Patroclus is urged to appear in Achilles' arms and lead the Myrmidons so
Troy will tremble and Greece may recover.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is proposed counsel in the passage, not yet an enacted battle event
within this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: healing wisdom transmitted through teachers
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Healing knowledge is linked to Chiron, Achilles, and Patroclus, and Patroclus
uses a root and washing to stop Eurypylus' wound from bleeding and hurting.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage concerns practical medical
knowledge rather than abstract wisdom teaching.
- id: motif:4
label: divine intervention to protect or halt warriors
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Neptune hides Actor's sons in clouds, and Pallas stops the speaker's pursuit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives brief divine actions without extended explanation of
motive.
- id: motif:5
label: patriarchal precepts remembered in crisis
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Peleus' and Menoetius' instructions to Achilles and Patroclus are recalled
as important counsel now forgotten or urgently relevant.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a thematic pattern rather than a named taxonomy motif in the supplied
list.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 11640-11653
quote_or_summary: The Pylian troops gather by Minyas and Alphaeus, perform rites
to Jove, the blue-eyed maid, Alphaeus, and the watery monarch, then sleep in arms
beside the winding flood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 11654-11682
quote_or_summary: The speaker recounts killing Augias' son, notes Agamede's herbal
knowledge, seizes a chariot, routs the Epeians, takes chariots and spoils, while
Neptune hides Actor's sons and Pallas stops the pursuit.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 11683-11688
quote_or_summary: The speaker says Achilles is inactive in fury and that Greece
may sink toward death without his aid.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 11689-11712
quote_or_summary: The speaker recalls visiting Peleus' court with Ulysses, where
Peleus sacrifices to Jove, guests feast, Achilles and Patroclus are urged to arms,
and their fathers give precepts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 11713-11727
quote_or_summary: Patroclus is urged to persuade Achilles or, if Achilles is restrained,
to lead the Myrmidons while clad in Achilles' arms so Troy may retreat and Greece
breathe again.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 11728-11743
quote_or_summary: Patroclus is moved and leaves; near the ships, altars, mart, and
courts he meets Eurypylus, wounded by an arrow and bleeding heavily.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 11744-11766
quote_or_summary: Eurypylus asks Patroclus to take him to his ships, remove the
dart, wash the blood, and apply balms of the sort Chiron taught Achilles and Achilles
taught Patroclus; he notes the surgeons Podalirius and Machaon are unavailable.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 11767-11775
quote_or_summary: Patroclus says he must carry Achilles' command but Eurypylus'
distress requires immediate help; he supports him, cuts out the arrowhead, washes
the wound, bruises a bitter root, applies juice, and stops pain and bleeding.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary generated from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage is explicit about characters, rituals, counsel, armor substitution,
and healing. Motif labels are limited to the supplied passage and available taxonomy;
no external comparison claims were added.
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: |-
JSON extraction based only on the supplied public-domain passage and metadata.
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