batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l3770-l3911
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l3770-l3911
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE CONTENTION OF ACHILLES AND AGAMEMNON. / BOOK II. / ARGUMENT. / THE TRIAL
OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES.; lines 3770-3911
start: '3770'
end: '3911'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A section of the Catalogue of Ships lists Greek contingents, leaders, homelands,
and numbers of ships. It includes episodes about Thamyris punished by the Muses,
Arcadian troops transported by ships supplied by Agamemnon, Tlepolemus' exile
and settlement in Rhodes, Nireus' beauty and weakness in arms, and Achilles' present
withdrawal from battle after Briseis was taken from him.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Nestor leads ninety ships from Pylos and surrounding places.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Thamyris is described as once superior among singers, but after attempting
to rival the Muses he loses his sight and singing voice.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Arcadian bands unite in sixty ships under Agapenor; their ships are supplied
by Agamemnon, and the warriors are new to sea dangers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Several Epean chiefs divide their army into separate squadrons, each leading
ten vessels.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Ulysses leads twelve ships with vermilion prows from Ithaca and neighboring
places and is described as equal to a god in wisdom.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Idomeneus and Merion command Cretan forces in eighty ships; Merion is compared
in battle-dreadfulness to the god of war.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Tlepolemus, son of Hercules, kills Licymnius, leaves his native place to avoid
vengeance, builds a fleet, wanders by sea with exiles, reaches Rhodes, divides
his followers into three tribes, and prospers there through Jove.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Nireus is described as the loveliest Greek after Pelides, but with few troops
and little strength in arms.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Achilles commands fifty ships of Achaians, Myrmidons, Hellenians, and Thessalians,
but he and his force are inactive beside the shore because Briseis was taken from
him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Nestor
description: A sage leader from Pylos who conducts ninety ships.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Thamyris
description: A bard famed for disgrace after challenging the Muses and losing sight
and voice.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: The Muses
description: Immortal powers who punish Thamyris by depriving him of sight and voice.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Agapenor
description: Leader of the Arcadian bands in sixty ships.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Agamemnon
description: Provider of ships for the Arcadian warriors.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Epean chiefs
description: Amphimachus, Thalpius, Diores, and Polyxenus, who lead divided Epean
squadrons.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ulysses
description: Leader of twelve galleys from Ithaca and neighboring lands, described
as wise as a god.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Idomeneus
description: Cretan king commanding forces from Crete.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Merion
description: Cretan leader described as dreadful as the god of war.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Tlepolemus
description: Son of Hercules who leads nine ships from Rhodes after exile and settlement
there.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Hercules / Alcides
description: Father of Tlepolemus and conqueror associated with ruined towns and
captured mother.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Licymnius
description: Old uncle of Alcides slain by Tlepolemus.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Jove
description: Divine power by whom Tlepolemus' people increase and prosper in Rhodes.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Nireus
description: A beautiful Greek youth leading three ships, but with few troops and
little martial strength.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Achilles / Pelides
description: Leader of fifty ships whose troops lie inactive while he mourns the
loss of Briseis.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Briseis
description: A woman taken from Achilles' arms, described as fair and as spoil from
sacked Lyrnessus.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: contingent leader
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:14
- fig:15
basis: The passage names these figures as leaders or commanders of ships and troops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:2
label: overreaching singer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Thamyris tries to match the seed of Jove and defies the Muses in their art.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: divine punishers of artistic pride
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Muses deprive Thamyris of daylight and voice after his challenge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: supplier of ships
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Arcadians' ships are said to be supplied by Agamemnon's care.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: wise chief
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ulysses is described as a chief equal to a god in wisdom.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: godlike warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Merion is described as dreadful as the god of war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: exiled founder-ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Tlepolemus leaves his home after killing Licymnius, settles in Rhodes, divides
his people into tribes, and rules them peacefully.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:8
label: heroic father
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Tlepolemus is called the son of Hercules, and Alcides is tied to prior conquests
and captive-taking.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: slain kinsman
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Licymnius, uncle of Alcides, is slain by Tlepolemus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:10
label: divine patron of prosperity
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Tlepolemus' Rhodian people increase and prosper by mighty Jove, with wealth
descending from the skies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:11
label: beautiful but militarily weak youth
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Nireus is called the loveliest Greek after Pelides, but his troops and strength
in arms are small.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:12
label: withdrawn angry leader
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Achilles is inactive near the fleet because Briseis was taken from him, though
he is said soon to rise in war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:13
label: taken woman and war-spoil
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Briseis is described as torn from Achilles' arms and as spoil from sacked
Lyrnessus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: fleet and ships
literal_form: sail, vessels, galleys, barks, ships, and fleet carrying warriors
across the sea
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:10
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: sea passage
literal_form: roaring seas, watery road, yielding tide, foamy seas, liquid plain,
and main
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: loss of sight and voice
literal_form: eyes deprived of the light of day and voice snatched away
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: mountain and high places
literal_form: high Cyllen, snowy cliffs, Olenian rock, high Neritos, and other elevated
landmarks
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: wealth from the sky
literal_form: showers of wealth descending from the skies
associated_figures:
- fig:10
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: shorebound fleet
literal_form: Achilles lying close in his fleet along the shore while the brazen
voice of war is unheard
associated_figures:
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Catalogue of regional forces
summary: The passage lists Greek contingents by homeland, leaders, and number of
ships, including Pylian, Arcadian, Epean, Ithacan, Aetolian, Cretan, Rhodian,
island, and Thessalian groups.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:2
label: Thamyris punished by the Muses
summary: Thamyris' pride as a singer leads him to challenge divine artistic powers,
and the Muses punish him by taking his sight and voice.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Tlepolemus' exile and Rhodian settlement
summary: After slaying Licymnius, Tlepolemus leaves home, sails with exiles through
suffering, reaches Rhodes, organizes his people into three tribes, rules peacefully,
and receives prosperity associated with Jove.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Achilles' withdrawal from battle
summary: Achilles' contingent is present but inactive on the shore because Achilles
is grieving and angry after Briseis was taken from him; the passage anticipates
his later return to slaughter and war.
figure_refs:
- fig:15
- fig:16
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine punishment for overreaching pride
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Thamyris' attempt to rival divine artistic powers is followed by the Muses
taking his sight and voice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives the punitive sequence clearly, but does not elaborate
a formal judgment scene.
- id: motif:2
label: exile, sea-wandering, and new settlement
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Tlepolemus leaves home after a killing, travels by sea with exiles, suffers,
arrives in Rhodes, and establishes a new order there.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the departure and settlement briefly within a catalogue,
not as a full quest narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: divine or heroic descent legitimating leaders
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Tlepolemus is identified as son of Hercules; other leaders are also introduced
by lineage, and prosperity in Rhodes is linked to Jove.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage uses genealogy as catalogue identification; claims about legitimacy
are implicit rather than explicitly argued.
- id: motif:4
label: wisdom-marked leader
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Ulysses is explicitly described as equal to a god in wisdom; Nestor is called
sage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: These are brief epithets rather than developed wisdom episodes.
- id: motif:5
label: taken beloved or prize causing warrior withdrawal
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Achilles lies inactive by his fleet after fair Briseis is torn from his arms.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage calls Briseis a spoil from Lyrnessus; it does not fully state
the emotional or marital status implied by 'beloved.'
- id: motif:6
label: inactive hero before return to violence
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Achilles is withdrawn and mourning, but the passage states he will soon rise
in slaughter, blood, and war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The return is anticipated, not narrated within this passage.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 3770-3772
quote_or_summary: Nestor the sage conducts a chosen host in ninety ships from Pylos
and nearby lands.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 3776-3785
quote_or_summary: Thamyris, once superior among singers, vainly challenges divine
powers; the Muses deprive him of sight and take away his voice and lyre-song.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 3786-3802
quote_or_summary: Arcadian towns and lands are listed; Agapenor leads sixty ships
supplied by Agamemnon, and the warriors are new to the sea.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 3803-3814
quote_or_summary: The Epean army is divided among Amphimachus, Thalpius, Diores,
and Polyxenus, each leading ten vessels.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 3821-3830
quote_or_summary: Ulysses follows the watery road, is called a chief equal to a
god in wisdom, and leads twelve galleys from Ithaca and neighboring regions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 3840-3847
quote_or_summary: Idomeneus commands Cretan forces in eighty ships, and Merion is
described as dreadful as the god of war.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 3848-3870
quote_or_summary: Tlepolemus, son of Hercules, leads nine ships from Rhodes; after
killing Licymnius he leaves home, wanders by sea with exiles, reaches Rhodes,
divides his people into three tribes, rules peacefully, and prospers through Jove.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 3871-3876
quote_or_summary: Nireus leads three ships and is described as exceptionally beautiful,
matched only by Pelides, but with few troops and little strength in arms.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 3884-3911
quote_or_summary: Achilles leads fifty ships of related Thessalian groups, but his
troops are inactive by the shore because Briseis was taken from him; the passage
anticipates his later return to battle.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; brief summary.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is primarily a catalogue, so leader, ship, and genealogy data
are clear. Motif identification is strongest where short embedded narratives occur,
especially Thamyris and Tlepolemus; other motifs are based on brief epithets or
allusions.
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: |-
Only the supplied passage and metadata were used. No external Iliad context was added.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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