batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l3913-l4058
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l3913-l4058
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 3913-4058
start: '3913'
end: '4058'
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 continues the catalogue of Greek contingents and leaders, noting
dead, absent, wounded, and divinely skilled commanders. It then identifies leading
horses and warriors, describes Achilles' withdrawal and his idle troops, compares
the Greek army's movement to deluge, fire, and divine lightning, and shows Iris
taking Polites' form to warn the Trojans and urge Hector to marshal Troy and its
allies.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Protesilas is named as the former chief of the Phylacian troops; he is dead,
was the first to touch the Trojan shore, and is mourned by his troops and wife.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Podarces, identified as Iphiclus' son and brother to Protesilas, leads the
troops in forty ships after Protesilas' death.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Philoctetes is described as a master archer who lies on Lemnos in pain from
a poisonous hydra wound, while Medon leads his forces.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Podalirius and Machaon guide thirty ships and are described as receiving healing
skill from their parent-god.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The Titaresius is described as flowing into the Peneus while remaining unmixed,
and as proceeding from Styx, the dreadful oath of gods.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Polyptes is said to descend from Pirithous and Hippodame, with a parenthetical
memory of Centaurs fleeing from Pelion to distant dens.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Achilles is withdrawn in wrath; his troops remain by the shore engaging in
idle athletic or martial exercises, while his chariots stand unused and his immortal
horses graze.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: The advancing Greek armies are compared to a deluge and to a flood of fire,
and the earth is said to groan beneath them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Jove is described as hurling lightning on Arim and striking Typhon, who remains
pressed beneath a burning load.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Iris, carrying Jove's commands, travels through the air, finds the Trojan
chiefs at Priam's porch, and chooses the shape of Polites to deliver a message.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: In Polites' form, Iris warns that war approaches Troy's walls and instructs
Hector to assemble Troy's united bands and foreign troops.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:12
text: After the divine voice alarms Hector, the council breaks, warriors arm, gates
open, and nations with men, horses, and chariots fill the plain.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Protesilas
description: Dead former chief of the Phylacian troops, first to touch the Trojan
shore.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Podarces
description: Iphiclus' son and brother of Protesilas; leads forty ships after Protesilas'
death.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Philoctetes
description: Skilled archer lying wounded on Lemnos from a poisonous hydra wound.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Medon
description: Leader of Philoctetes' forces from Lemnos shore.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Podalirius and Machaon
description: Commanders of thirty ships and divine professors of healing arts.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Polyptes
description: Leader linked by descent to Pirithous and Hippodame.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Achilles
description: Thetis' son, withdrawn in wrath and no longer active in arms in this
passage.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ajax
description: Named as first in renown while Achilles remains withdrawn.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Iris
description: Divine messenger bearing Jove's commands and assuming Polites' form.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Polites
description: Priam's son, whose shape Iris chooses; he had observed the foes from
Aesyetes' tomb.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Hector
description: Trojan chief addressed by Iris and urged to assemble the forces of
Troy and its allies.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Jove
description: God whose commands Iris bears and who is described hurling lightning
against Typhon.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Typhon
description: Figure struck by Jove and pressed beneath a burning load in the simile.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Priam
description: Trojan king whose porch contains the consulting Trojan chiefs.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: dead first-landing warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Protesilas is dead and described as first to touch the Trojan shore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: contingent commander
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
basis: These figures are named as leading troops or ships.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: wounded absent archer
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Philoctetes is praised for bow skill but lies wounded on Lemnos.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: divinely skilled healers
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Their parent-god imparts skill and they are called professors of healing
arts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: withdrawn hero
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Achilles is retired in wrath and his troops remain unused by the shore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:6
label: foremost active warrior in Achilles' absence
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Ajax is said to acquire first renown while Achilles is retired.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: divine messenger in assumed form
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Iris bears Jove's commands and chooses Polites' shape to speak.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:8
label: observing prince whose form is used
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Polites, the monarch's son, observed the foes from the tomb; Iris chooses
his shape.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: Trojan war leader
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Hector is addressed as the chief who must assemble Trojan and foreign forces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:10
label: commanding and lightning-hurling god
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Jove sends commands through Iris and is described hurling lightning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:11
label: subdued adversary beneath burning force
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Typhon is described as pressed beneath a burning load under Jove's blows.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:12
label: Trojan king in council setting
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Iris finds Trojan chiefs in Priam's porch while the old consult and youths
gather.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: grave of fallen leader
literal_form: gloomy grave of Protesilas
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: poisonous hydra wound
literal_form: poisonous hydra causing a burning wound
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: divine healing skill
literal_form: healing arts imparted by a parent-god
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: sacred unmixed stream
literal_form: Titaresius flowing into Peneus without mixing, from Styx
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: oath of gods
literal_form: Styx as the dreadful oath of gods
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: holy trees of Dodona
literal_form: holy trees at cold Dodona
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:7
label: Pelion and mountain shade
literal_form: Pelion crowned with pine boughs and casting shade
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: idle immortal horses
literal_form: immortal coursers grazing along the strand while Achilles is inactive
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: army as deluge and fire
literal_form: shining armies compared to deluge and flood of fire
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: Jove's lightning
literal_form: forked lightning hurled from above
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:11
label: assumed shape
literal_form: Iris taking Polites' shape
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:12
label: watching mound
literal_form: Aesyetes' tomb used as a high lookout over fields, tents, navy, and
bay
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Catalogue of Thessalian and neighboring contingents
summary: Several Greek contingents are listed by region, ships, and leaders, including
cases where a former or intended leader is dead, wounded, or replaced.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:2
label: Achilles' withdrawal and idle forces
summary: Ajax is foremost among active fighters while Achilles remains in wrath;
Achilles' troops, chariots, and horses are idle on the shore.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:3
label: Greek army advances with elemental similes
summary: The Greek armies move across the ground and are compared to deluge, fire,
and the force of Jove's lightning against Typhon.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Iris warns the Trojans in Polites' form
summary: Iris travels with Jove's commands, assumes the shape of Polites, and warns
Hector that a vast army approaches and that Troy's forces must be assembled.
figure_refs:
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
- sym:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Trojan mobilization
summary: After the divine warning, the Trojan council breaks, warriors arm, gates
open, and men, horses, and chariots fill the plain.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Catalogue of allied forces and commanders
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage enumerates regions, leaders, ship counts, and troop identities
for multiple Greek contingents.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a narrative-structural pattern rather than one of the supplied
motif-family taxonomy labels.
- id: motif:2
label: Dead first warrior replaced by successor
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
basis: Protesilas is dead after being first onto Trojan shore, and his brother Podarces
leads the troops while they mourn the lost leader.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage contains death and succession, but not literal rebirth; taxonomy
fit is partial.
- id: motif:3
label: Wounded indispensable hero absent from battle
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Philoctetes, an unmatched archer, lies wounded on Lemnos, and the narrator
says Greece will later wish for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The later return is only forecast briefly; details are outside this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: Divinely transmitted healing knowledge
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Podalirius and Machaon possess healing arts imparted by their parent-god.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states divine medical skill but does not elaborate a wisdom
quest or teaching episode.
- id: motif:5
label: Sacred river as divine oath
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The Titaresius is linked to Styx, explicitly called the dreadful oath of
gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names the oath function but does not narrate an oath-making
event.
- id: motif:6
label: Heroic withdrawal causing martial idleness
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Achilles' wrathful retirement leaves his troops, weapons, chariots, and horses
inactive on the shore.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage shows absence from combat rather than a physical journey away.
- id: motif:7
label: Army figured as overwhelming natural force
taxonomy_refs:
- chaos
- world_destroying_fire
basis: The armies are compared to deluge, flood of fire, and lightning powerful
enough to strike Typhon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: These are epic similes for battle force, not a literal cosmic destruction
episode.
- id: motif:8
label: Divine messenger in disguise delivers war warning
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
basis: Iris bears Jove's commands, assumes Polites' shape, and warns Hector to muster
Trojan and allied forces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The disguise is temporary and functional; the passage does not describe
broader shapeshifting powers beyond this assumed form.
- id: motif:9
label: Council broken by divine alarm and mass mobilization
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The divine voice alarms Hector; the council breaks, warriors arm, gates open,
and nations fill the plain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: This is a mobilization pattern rather than a supplied taxonomy motif family.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 3913-3930
quote_or_summary: Protesilas, former chief of the Phylacians, lies dead after first
touching the Trojan shore; his unfinished palace and mourning wife are mentioned,
and his brother Podarces leads forty ships while the troops mourn him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 3941-3952
quote_or_summary: Philoctetes sails with seven ships of archers but lies on Lemnos
in agony from a poisonous hydra wound; Medon leads his forces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3953-3960
quote_or_summary: Podalirius and Machaon guide thirty ships and are described as
receiving skill from their parent-god as professors of the healing arts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 3977-3986
quote_or_summary: The Enians and others are linked with Dodona's holy trees and
the Titaresius, which flows into Peneus yet remains unmixed; Styx is named as
its source and as the dreadful oath of gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 3965-3976, 3987-3994
quote_or_summary: Polyptes is linked to Pirithous and Hippodame, with a reference
to Centaurs fleeing from Pelion; the Magnesians dwell near Pelion crowned with
pine boughs and near Tempe and Peneus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 3997-4016
quote_or_summary: Eumelus' mares and Ajax's renown are praised, but Achilles is
retired in wrath; his troops remain on the shore, his covered chariots stand unused,
and his immortal horses graze.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4017-4026
quote_or_summary: The armies sweep forward like a deluge and a flood of fire; earth
groans beneath them as in the simile of Jove hurling lightning and striking Typhon
beneath a burning load.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 4027-4036
quote_or_summary: Iris bears Jove's commands through the air, finds the Trojan chiefs
in Priam's porch, and chooses the shape of Polites, who watched the enemies from
Aesyetes' tomb.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 4037-4050
quote_or_summary: In the assumed form, Iris tells the Trojans to stop consulting,
warns that war approaches the walls, compares the Greek numbers to autumn leaves
or sand, and commands Hector to assemble Troy's united and foreign forces.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 4051-4058
quote_or_summary: The divine voice alarms Hector; the council breaks, warriors rush
to arms, gates open, and nations with men, horses, and chariots fill the plain
amid rising tumult.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied public-domain passage. Motif
labels are cautious; several are epic narrative or simile patterns rather than
exact matches to the supplied taxonomy. No external comparison claims were made.
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. Greek names follow the spelling in the provided Pope translation excerpt where possible.
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