batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l23947-l24048
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l23947-l24048
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END
OF THE ILIAD; lines 23947-24048
start: '23947'
end: '24048'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage consists of editorial notes on Homeric characterization, the
Homeric assembly, variant mythic explanations at Aulis, prophetic possession by
Apollo, sacrificial animals associated with Greek deities, Idomeneus' vow to Neptune,
and the geography and mythic properties of the Scamander/Xanthus river.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note says Thersites' contemptible character helps show Ulysses' disposition
in a light where mere cunning is less prominent.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note describes Homeric heroes as appearing one by one in succession, using
a bas-relief analogy.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: A note characterizes the Homeric agora as a listening and acquiescent multitude,
not refractory to the chief.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A note says Thersites is punished by Odysseus and is described with repulsive
physical deformities.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: A note says a different fable about the stoppage at Aulis involved the sacrifice
of Iphigena and was used by tragedians, Lucretius, and others.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: A note glosses being full of his god as being filled with Apollo's prophetic
spirit.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: A note lists particular animals later consecrated or offered to particular
deities, including offerings to Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, Ceres, Bacchus, Diana,
Venus, and infernal or evil deities.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: A note says the most acceptable sacrifice was a year-old heifer that had never
borne the yoke and was perfect, healthy, and without blemish.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: A note says Idomeneus, son of Deucalion and king of Crete, vowed during a
tempest to sacrifice to Neptune the first creature he saw on the Cretan shore;
his son became the victim.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: A note identifies Scamander as a river of Troas rising on Mount Ida and says
it was called Xanthus by the gods and Scamander by men.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: A note says the waters of Scamander gave a beautiful color to the hair or
wool of animals that bathed in them.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: A note says Minerva, Juno, and Venus bathed in the Scamander before appearing
before Paris to obtain the golden apple.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Thersites
description: A character described as revolting, contemptible, unpopular, personally
deformed, and chastised by Odysseus.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Ulysses / Odysseus
description: A hero whose disposition is developed through the character of Thersites
and who chastises Thersites.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Apollo
description: The god identified with prophetic spirit in the phrase 'full of his
god.'
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: A deity to whom victims of advanced age and an especially acceptable
five-year-old ox could be offered.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Neptune
description: A deity associated in the note with offerings of a black bull, a ram,
or a boar pig, and with Idomeneus' vow.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Minerva
description: A deity associated with heifer or sheep offerings and named among the
goddesses who bathed in Scamander before appearing before Paris.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Juno
description: A deity associated with victims of advanced age and named among the
goddesses who bathed in Scamander before appearing before Paris.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Venus
description: A deity to whom the dove was consecrated and named among the goddesses
who bathed in Scamander before appearing before Paris.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Idomeneus
description: Son of Deucalion and king of Crete, who made a vow to sacrifice to
Neptune during a tempest.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Deucalion
description: Named as the father of Idomeneus.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Idomeneus' son
description: The son of Idomeneus who became the victim of his father's vow.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Paris
description: The figure before whom Minerva, Juno, and Venus appeared to obtain
the golden apple.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Ceres
description: A deity associated with victims of advanced age and with the sow as
a sacrifice.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Bacchus
description: A deity associated with victims of advanced age and with the goat because
it fed on vines.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Diana
description: A deity propitiated with a stag.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Iphigena
description: Named in a variant fable as the sacrificed figure used to explain the
stoppage at Aulis.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: reviled critic punished by a chief
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says Thersites' reproaches are followed by the chastisement of Odysseus
and emphasizes his unpopularity and deformities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: chastising chief or hero
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note identifies Odysseus as the one who chastises Thersites.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: source of prophetic spirit
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The note glosses 'his god' as Apollo and explains the phrase as being filled
with prophetic spirit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:4
label: recipient of consecrated or sacrificial animals
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
basis: The note lists deities and the animals associated with offerings or consecration
to them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: vow maker and divine recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:5
basis: Idomeneus vows to sacrifice to Neptune during a tempest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: goddess preparing for judgment by bathing
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
basis: The note says the three goddesses bathed in the Scamander before appearing
before Paris to obtain the golden apple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:7
label: named parent
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Deucalion is named as the father of Idomeneus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: sacrificial victim
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:16
basis: Idomeneus' son is said to fall victim to the vow, and Iphigena is named in
a fable centered on sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: judge or recipient of divine appearance
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The goddesses appear before Paris to obtain the golden apple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sacrificial animal
literal_form: Animals offered or consecrated to deities, including ox, bull, ram,
boar pig, heifer, sheep, sow, goat, stag, and dove.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: unblemished year-old heifer
literal_form: A heifer of a year old, unyoked, perfect in every limb, healthy, and
without blemish.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: black victims
literal_form: Black sacrificial victims for infernal and evil deities.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: vowed victim
literal_form: The first creature seen by Idomeneus on the Cretan shore, identified
as his son.
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:11
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: Scamander/Xanthus waters
literal_form: River waters said to color the hair or wool of animals bathing in
them.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: sym:6
label: Mount Ida
literal_form: Mountain source of the Scamander, according to the note.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: golden apple
literal_form: The golden apple sought by Minerva, Juno, and Venus when appearing
before Paris.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:8
label: sprig and remains of a tree
literal_form: A sprig and the remains of a tree said to have been exhibited in Pausanias'
time.
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Thersites in Homeric characterization and assembly commentary
summary: The notes describe Thersites as a negative figure whose treatment reveals
Ulysses' disposition and illustrates the fate of a critic in the Homeric assembly.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Catalogue of sacrificial correspondences
summary: The passage lists animals associated with offerings to various deities
and describes the most acceptable sacrificial heifer.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Idomeneus' rash vow to Neptune
summary: During a tempest, Idomeneus vows to sacrifice to Neptune the first creature
he sees on reaching Crete, and his son becomes the victim.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Scamander/Xanthus river and the goddesses before Paris
summary: The note identifies the river's geography and divine name, describes its
coloring property, and says Minerva, Juno, and Venus bathed there before appearing
before Paris for the golden apple.
figure_refs:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:12
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Variant Aulis explanation involving Iphigena
summary: A note says some later authors used a different fable, the sacrifice of
Iphigena, to explain the stoppage at Aulis.
figure_refs:
- fig:16
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: sacrifice to deities
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The passage explicitly lists sacrificial animals associated with deities
and describes requirements for the most acceptable sacrifice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The note describes later ritual associations rather than a single narrated
Homeric sacrifice.
- id: motif:2
label: rash vow requiring human loss
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
- sacred_exchange
basis: Idomeneus vows during a tempest to sacrifice the first creature he sees to
Neptune, and his son becomes the victim.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The note summarizes a post-Troy tradition rather than the main narrative
of the Iliad passage.
- id: motif:3
label: ritually or magically potent river water
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Scamander's waters are said to color the hair or wool of animals that
bathe in them, and goddesses bathe there before appearing before Paris.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: No available motif-family reference directly matches enchanted or beautifying
water; the available 'water' reference is a symbol, not a motif family.
- id: motif:4
label: divine contest around the golden apple
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The note says Minerva, Juno, and Venus bathed before appearing before Paris
to obtain the golden apple.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage gives only a brief allusion and does not narrate the full
contest.
- id: motif:5
label: prophetic possession by a god
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The note explains 'full of his god' as Apollo filling a person with prophetic
spirit.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The note is lexical and explanatory; it does not narrate a complete divination
scene.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The note presents the sacrifice of Iphigena as an alternative fable serving
the same explanatory function as another account of the stoppage at Aulis.
claim_level: same_function
target: variant Aulis stoppage explanations, including the sacrifice of Iphigena
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage does not give details of the other fable beyond the mention
of a sprig and tree remains, and it does not narrate the Iphigena sacrifice.
- id: claim:2
claim: The note contrasts later animal-deity consecrations with Homeric reading
concerns, supporting a cautious comparison to a broader Greek sacrificial classification
pattern.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Greek deity-specific sacrificial animal correspondences
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage cites a later-time classification and does not establish
that all correspondences apply directly to the Iliad narrative.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 23947-23966; note [87]
quote_or_summary: Thersites' character is said to develop Ulysses' disposition;
Schlegel compares Homeric heroes to figures in bas-relief advancing one by one.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 23968-23980; note [88]
quote_or_summary: The Homeric agora is described as acquiescent to the chief; Thersites'
punishment by Odysseus and bodily deformities are emphasized.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 23982-23987; note [89]
quote_or_summary: Pausanias is said to have seen a sprig and tree remains; later
authors used a different fable, the sacrifice of Iphigena, to explain the stoppage
at Aulis.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 23989-23991; note [90]
quote_or_summary: '"Apollo, filled with the prophetic spirit."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 23997-24014; note [92]
quote_or_summary: The note lists animals consecrated or offered to specific deities
and says the best sacrifice is an unyoked, healthy, unblemished year-old heifer.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 24016-24020; note [93]
quote_or_summary: Idomeneus, son of Deucalion and king of Crete, vows during a tempest
to sacrifice to Neptune the first creature he sees on shore; his son becomes the
victim.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 24033-24043; note [98]
quote_or_summary: Scamander is described as a river of Troas rising on Mount Ida;
Homer is said to call it Xanthus by the gods and Scamander by men.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 24043-24048; note [98]
quote_or_summary: The waters of Scamander are said to color hair or wool beautifully;
Minerva, Juno, and Venus bathed there before appearing before Paris to obtain
the golden apple.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: The passage is a set of editorial notes rather than a continuous mythic narrative.
Sacrificial and Scamander-related motifs are explicit, but some allusions are
brief and need human contextual review.
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. Taxonomy references are limited to provided available motif families and symbols.
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