batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l5108-l5241
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l5108-l5241
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS. / BOOK IV. / ARGUMENT. / THE BREACH OF THE
TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE.; lines 5108-5241
start: '5108'
end: '5241'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: After a wounded Greek prince is tended with a balm associated with Chiron
and sculapius, the Trojans renew the battle. The Greek king of men leaves his
chariot and moves among the ranks, encouraging the brave and reproaching the fearful.
He praises Idomeneus, the Ajax-led troops, and Nestor, whose ordered deployment
and tactical counsel delight Atrides. The speeches frame Troy as guilty of perjury
and expect chains or death as vengeance for the impious deed.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: An unnamed godlike man runs through the ranks to aid a wounded king or prince.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The shaft is drawn out, the arrow-head remains, armor is loosened, blood is
sucked away, and a sovereign balm is applied.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The balm is said to have been given by Chiron and used by sculapius.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: While Greeks care for the prince, the Trojans rush back toward war in shining
arms.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: The king of men leaves his horses and chariot to Eurymedon and moves on foot
through the ranks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: The king encourages brave troops by saying Jove is with Greece and that Troy
is guilty and perjured.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The king reproaches fearful troops as prepared for flight and warns of Trojan
fire reaching the vessels.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: The king praises Idomeneus with honor in battle and banquets; Idomeneus answers
that he will remain the king’s associate in war.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Idomeneus says the field will prove how perjuries succeed and that chains
or death will avenge the impious deed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The troops of the two Ajax figures stand in a dense formation compared to
a gathering storm and a moving iron wood of spears.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Nestor arranges horsemen and chariots in front, foot soldiers behind, and
suspected troops in the middle so they cannot flee.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Nestor instructs warriors to keep order, not rush ahead, not turn back after
the charge, and mount another chariot if cast from their own.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Atrides praises Nestor’s brave desires and laments that age has weakened his
body.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: unnamed godlike healer
description: An unnamed godlike man who runs to succor the wounded king or prince
and applies treatment.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: wounded king or prince
description: A dauntless king or prince found standing firm while chiefs gather
around him in concern.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Chiron
description: Named as the giver of the sovereign balm.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: sculapius
description: Named as one who used the sovereign balm.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Greeks
description: The Greek side cares for the wounded prince and is addressed by the
king of men.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Trojans / Troy
description: The opposing side rushes to war and is described in speeches as guilty,
perjured, and impious.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: king of men / great Atrides
description: The Greek leader who leaves his chariot, moves among the ranks, encourages,
reproaches, and praises commanders.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Eurymedon
description: The figure left to guide the reins of the king’s horses.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Jove
description: Invoked by the king as being with Greece and as not expected to save
cowards.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Idomeneus
description: The Cretan monarch praised by the king and answering as a firm associate
in war.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Meriones
description: A bold figure exciting the rear of the Cretan martial throng.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: the two Ajax figures
description: Commanders whose troops are seen ranged in a firm orb and praised as
dauntless.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: swain
description: A shepherd in the simile who sees a storm rising from the sea and drives
his flock to shelter.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Nestor
description: A reverend commander who ranks the Pylian bands and gives tactical
commands.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Alastor, Chromius, Haemon, Bias, and Pelagon
description: Chiefs named as waiting around Nestor.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
roles:
- id: role:1
label: healer of the wounded
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He runs to the wounded figure, removes part of the shaft, draws blood, and
applies balm.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: wounded royal patient
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He is found standing while chiefs show concern and later is called the prince
receiving Greek care.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: source of healing balm
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The balm is explicitly said to have been given by Chiron.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: user of healing balm
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The balm is explicitly said to have been used by sculapius.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: caring and fighting Greek army
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Greeks care for the prince and are later addressed as troops facing war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: perjured enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Speeches call Troy guilty, perjured, and subject to vengeance by chains or
death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: general and exhorter
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: He moves through the ranks, encourages brave men, reproves fearful men, and
praises commanders.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:8
label: chariot-rein holder
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: He is left to guide the reins when the king goes on foot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: divine supporter invoked in battle
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The king says Jove is with Greece and urges trust in Jove.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: loyal Cretan war ally
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: He is praised for foremost honors and replies that he is fixed to the king’s
side in every toil.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: rear-line encourager
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: He is described as exciting the rear of the Cretan forces.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: models of dauntless command
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Their bands are dense and ordered, and the king says they raise troops by
example.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: simile observer and shepherd
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The swain watches a storm rise and drives his flock to rock-cover.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: elder tactician
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: He orders the Pylian bands and gives tactical instructions grounded in ancestral
practice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:15
label: attendant chiefs around Nestor
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: They are named as waiting around Nestor while he ranks the troops.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sovereign balm
literal_form: Healing balm applied to the wound after blood is removed.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: blood drawn from the wound
literal_form: Blood sucked from the wounded body before balm is infused.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Trojan fire at the vessels
literal_form: Threatened fire that may blaze on the tall vessels.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: gathering storm
literal_form: Storm-cloud image used to describe the dense Ajax-led formation.
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: moving iron wood
literal_form: Spears erect in battle formation compared to a moving iron wood.
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: smoking walls of Troy
literal_form: Troy’s walls imagined as smoking on the ground if Greek courage is
widespread.
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: ordered chariot and foot formation
literal_form: Horse and chariots placed in front, foot soldiers behind, and suspected
troops enclosed in the middle.
associated_figures:
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Care for the wounded prince
summary: A godlike healer aids a wounded king or prince by removing the shaft, loosening
armor, drawing blood, and applying a balm associated with Chiron and sculapius.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Renewal of battle and the general’s movement
summary: As the Trojans rush back to war, the king of men leaves his chariot with
Eurymedon and walks among the Greek ranks.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Encouragement and reproach of the troops
summary: The general encourages brave troops by invoking Jove’s support and Troy’s
guilt, then reproaches fearful troops with the image of hunted deer and the danger
of Trojan fire at the ships.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Praise of Idomeneus and Cretan readiness
summary: The king praises Idomeneus for honors in war and feast; Idomeneus pledges
steadfast service and calls for battle to avenge perjury.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: The Ajax formation as storm and iron wood
summary: The troops of the two Ajax figures stand in a dense orb compared to a storm
rising from the sea and to a wood of erect spears; the king praises their example.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Nestor’s tactical ordering
summary: Nestor arranges the Pylian forces with chariots, foot soldiers, and constrained
weaker troops, then instructs the warriors in disciplined chariot combat based
on ancestral precedent.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Atrides laments Nestor’s age
summary: Atrides is moved by Nestor’s tactical mastery and wishes his physical strength
matched his martial spirit, while recognizing the weakening effect of age.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:14
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine judgment against oath-breaking
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
- covenant
basis: The speeches present Troy as perjured and impious, invoke Jove’s support
for Greece, and anticipate chains or death as vengeance for the broken obligation.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames this through battlefield exhortation rather than an
enacted divine sentence in the lines supplied.
- id: motif:2
label: healing remedy transmitted through sacred medical figures
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The wound treatment uses a sovereign balm said to have been given by Chiron
and used by sculapius, linking the remedy to named healing knowledge.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not narrate the origin or teaching of the remedy, only
its association with these figures.
- id: motif:3
label: elder martial wisdom and ancestral discipline
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Nestor orders the troops and justifies his instructions by the prudent course
of the forefathers, which preserved force and won conquests.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a military-didactic pattern rather than an explicitly sacred wisdom
episode.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5108-5117
quote_or_summary: A godlike man runs to aid a wounded king; he removes the shaft
but leaves the head, loosens belt and corslet, draws blood, and applies a balm
given by Chiron and used by sculapius.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 5118-5135
quote_or_summary: While Greeks care for the prince, Trojans rush to war; the king
of men shows no fear, leaves his steeds and chariot to Eurymedon, and moves on
foot through the ranks.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 5136-5144
quote_or_summary: '"Jove is with Greece"; Troy is called guilty, with crimes heavy
on its "perjured head," and its people and warriors are threatened with chains
and death.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt/summary from supplied passage.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 5145-5158
quote_or_summary: The king reproaches fearful troops, compares them to hunted deer,
asks if they will wait until the vessels blaze with Trojan fire, and denies that
Jove will save cowards.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 5159-5183
quote_or_summary: The king finds Idomeneus and Meriones with the Cretan troops,
praises Idomeneus’ honors in battle and feast, and receives Idomeneus’ pledge
to fight and avenge perjury by chains or death.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 5184-5222
quote_or_summary: The king views the troops of the two Ajax figures arranged in
a firm orb, compared to a storm rising from the sea and to a dense field of erect
spears, then praises their example and imagines Troy’s walls smoking.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 5223-5237
quote_or_summary: Nestor ranks the Pylian troops, placing horse and chariots in
front, foot behind, and suspected troops in the middle; he commands disciplined
chariot conduct and invokes ancestral military practice.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 5238-5241
quote_or_summary: Atrides is delighted by Nestor’s martial art and says his desires
and spirit exceed his aged strength.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from supplied passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels are
cautious and limited to patterns directly indicated by speeches or objects in
the passage. No external comparison claims are 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 line range and metadata were used; uncertain proper-name identifications were kept literal rather than normalized beyond the passage wording.
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