batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l13536-l13564
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l13536-l13564
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: ARGUMENT. / THE BATTLE AT THE GRECIAN WALL. / BOOK XIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines
13536-13564
start: '13536'
end: '13564'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew.
summary: A right-side eagle appears as an omen attributed to Jove, and the Greeks
shout in response. Hector answers with a boastful threat, invoking divine favor
and foretelling Greek defeat and a corpse left for birds. He advances like a lion
while Trojan and Greek shouts resound through earth, sea, and heaven.
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A dexter eagle flies openly on sounding wings.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Grecians interpret the eagle as a glad omen of Jove and shout as it crosses
the sky.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The chief of Troy replies after the clamors cease.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Hector says the decisive day will end the fame of Greece and Argos.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Hector threatens that his opponent's corpse will lie on the shore and feed
birds with fat and gore.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Hector moves like a lion, followed by a shouting host.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: The Trojan and Greek shouts are described as filling the plain and shaking
heaven and the throne of Jove.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: dexter eagle
description: An eagle flying in open view on sounding wings, treated as Jove's omen.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Grecians
description: The Greek forces who rise and shout at the omen.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Hector / chief of Troy
description: The Trojan chief who replies with threats and advances like a lion.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jove
description: The deity to whom the omen is attributed and whose throne is later
mentioned.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: following host
description: Hector's host, sending incessant shouts as he advances.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: omen-bearing bird
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The eagle's flight is immediately called Jove's glad omen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: omen-receiving army
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The Grecians rise and hail the eagle's progress through the skies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: threatening warrior-chief
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The chief of Troy speaks threats against Greece and his opponent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: divine source of omen
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The omen is named as Jove's, and Jove's throne is invoked in the cosmic description
of sound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: role:5
label: supporting war host
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The host follows Hector and sends shouts as he advances.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: right-side eagle omen
literal_form: dexter eagle flying through the sky
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: corpse exposed to birds
literal_form: giant corpse on the shore feeding fowls with fat and gore
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: lion-like advance
literal_form: Hector advancing like a lion
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: cosmic battle shout
literal_form: shouts resounding through earth, ocean, plain, heaven, and Jove's
throne
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Eagle omen over the Greeks
summary: A dexter eagle flies in view, and the Greeks rise and shout because they
regard it as a favorable omen from Jove.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Hector's reply and threat
summary: Hector rejects the opposing boast, invokes divine favor, predicts the end
of Greek fame, and threatens that his opponent's corpse will feed birds on the
shore.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Armies shout across the field
summary: Hector advances like a lion with his host shouting, while the Greeks answer
with thunderous cries that are described as shaking heaven and Jove's throne.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine bird omen before battle
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: The passage explicitly calls the eagle a glad omen of Jove, and the Greeks
respond collectively to it before the battle speech continues.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The available taxonomy has no specific omen or bird-omen category; the
divine_judgment reference is approximate because the passage presents a divine
sign rather than an explicit judgment scene.
- id: motif:2
label: heroic threat of corpse-feeding birds
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hector threatens that his opponent's corpse will lie on the shore and feed
fowls with fat and gore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this battlefield threat
motif.
- id: motif:3
label: cosmic amplification of battle noise
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The opposing war shouts are described as resounding through earth, ocean,
the plain, heaven, and Jove's throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a poetic battle image; no specific available taxonomy reference
matches it.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 13536-13540
quote_or_summary: '"On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew"; the Grecians hail it
as "Joves glad omen" through the skies.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 13541-13553
quote_or_summary: After the shouting ceases, the chief of Troy replies, calls the
opponent a boaster, invokes the gods and divine lineage, and says the day will
end the fame of Greece and Argos.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 13554-13557
quote_or_summary: Hector says the opponent will meet his fate and that the corpse
on the shore will "feast the fowls with fat and gore."
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used for evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 13558-13564
quote_or_summary: Hector advances like a lion; his host shouts, the Greeks answer,
and the sound is described as shaking heaven and the throne of Jove.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward. Motif taxonomy mapping is limited
because the available taxonomy lacks specific entries for battlefield bird omens,
corpse-exposure threats, or cosmic battle noise.
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: |-
The bracketed illustration caption "GREEK EARRINGS" appears after the passage and was not treated as part of the narrative motif extraction.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg__l13536-l13564
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