batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l6651-l6788
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg-l6651-l6788
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
passage_locator:
label: THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE
ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 6651-6788
start: '6651'
end: '6788'
translation: The Iliad
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Minerva rebukes Diomed for holding back; Diomed says he obeyed her instruction
not to fight gods. Minerva then commands him to attack Mars, joins him in the
chariot, conceals herself with Orcus' helmet, turns aside Mars' lance, and helps
Diomed wound Mars. Mars flees to heaven, complains to Jove about Minerva and Diomed,
and Jove rebukes him before ordering his wound healed. Hebe dresses Mars, and
Juno and Pallas return among the gods.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Minerva addresses Diomed as a degenerate prince and contrasts him with Tydeus,
whom she says she strengthened in battle.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Diomed replies that fear or sloth does not restrain him; he says Minerva's
earlier command told him to avoid fighting gods except Venus.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Minerva tells Diomed not to fear Mars or any immortal and commands him to
drive his horses directly at Mars.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Minerva removes the charioteer, mounts the chariot with Diomed, takes the
reins, lashes the horses, and conceals her face with Orcus' black helmet.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Mars has just slain Periphas and then moves against Diomed.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Mars throws a large lance, but Pallas deflects it away from the chariot.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Diomed throws a javelin; the goddess urges it on, and it wounds Mars in the
groin.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Mars bellows with pain, both armies tremble, and earth and heaven echo the
sound.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: Mars rises from the battlefield in a dark cloud and goes to the bright abodes
of the gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:10
text: Mars shows his celestial blood to Jove and complains that Diomed, at Minerva's
command, wounded Venus first and Mars next.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Jove rebukes Mars as unjust and delighting in discord, slaughter, and battle,
but says Mars will not suffer long because he is Jove-born.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Jove assigns Mars to Pons' care; Pons applies balm, heals the immortal flesh,
and closes the wound.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:13
text: Hebe cleans and dresses Mars in an immortal vest; Mars sits restored beside
Jove's throne.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:14
text: Juno and Pallas ascend to the blessed abodes after completing their task.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Minerva / Pallas
description: An immortal maid and goddess who aids Diomed, commands him to attack
Mars, drives the chariot, hides her face with Orcus' helmet, deflects Mars' lance,
and urges Diomed's javelin.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:13
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Diomed / Tydides / son of Tydeus
description: A Greek warrior who says he obeyed Minerva's command and, with her
aid, casts the javelin that wounds Mars.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mars
description: The god of war, called homicide and god of fight, who kills Periphas,
attacks Diomed, is wounded, flees to heaven, complains to Jove, and is healed.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Jove
description: The sire of gods and lord of thunders before whose throne Mars complains
and who rebukes Mars while arranging his healing.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Periphas
description: A gigantic and strong warrior of the Aetolian train who lies slain
by Mars.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Pons
description: A figure named as the caretaker of the bleeding god who applies balm
and heals Mars' immortal flesh.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Hebe
description: A divine attendant who cleans Mars from dust and gore and dresses him
in an immortal vest.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Juno
description: A goddess who, with Pallas, mounts the blessed abodes after the task
is performed.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Martial charioteer
description: The charioteer whom Minerva draws from the seat before mounting the
car herself.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine ally and battlefield commander
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Minerva commands Diomed, lends him force, drives the chariot, and assists
the attack on Mars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: mortal hero attacking an immortal
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Diomed obeys Minerva's command and wounds Mars with a goddess-aided javelin.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: wounded war god and divine complainant
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Mars is wounded by Diomed, flees to heaven, and complains before Jove.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: divine father and judge
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Mars addresses Jove as father, and Jove rebukes him while deciding that his
pain will not last long.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: role:5
label: slain warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Periphas is described as lying slain after Mars kills him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: healer of an immortal wound
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Pons applies balm, heals the immortal flesh, and closes the wound.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:7
label: divine dresser or attendant
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Hebe cleans and clothes Mars after healing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:8
label: returning goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:8
- fig:1
basis: Juno and Pallas mount the blessed abodes and mix among the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:9
label: displaced charioteer
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Minerva draws the martial charioteer from the chariot seat before ascending
the car.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: spear and javelin
literal_form: Mars' lance and Diomed's javelin
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: war chariot and horses
literal_form: car, reins, and foaming horses driven toward Mars
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: Orcus' black helmet
literal_form: black helmet spread over Minerva's radiant head to hide her heavenly
visage
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: celestial blood and immortal wound
literal_form: Mars' wound and displayed celestial blood
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: divine throne and bright abodes
literal_form: the bright abodes of the gods and Jove's immortal throne
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:8
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:12
- ev:13
- id: sym:6
label: healing balm
literal_form: balm poured around Mars' wound
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Minerva rebukes and instructs Diomed
summary: Minerva reproaches Diomed, and Diomed explains that he held back because
he obeyed her command about not fighting gods. Minerva then commands him to attack
Mars without fear.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Goddess and hero ride against Mars
summary: Minerva removes the charioteer, mounts Diomed's chariot, conceals herself
with Orcus' helmet, and drives the horses toward Mars.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:9
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Mars wounded on the battlefield
summary: After Mars has slain Periphas, he attacks Diomed. Pallas turns aside Mars'
lance and helps Diomed's javelin wound Mars, whose cry shakes the armies and the
world around them.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Mars ascends and complains to Jove
summary: Mars leaves the combat in a dark cloud, reaches the gods' abodes, sits
beneath Jove, displays his blood, and complains that Minerva prompted Diomed to
wound immortals.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: scene:5
label: Jove rebukes and restores Mars
summary: Jove condemns Mars' love of discord but says his suffering will not last
because Mars is Jove-born. Pons heals the wound, Hebe dresses Mars, and Mars sits
restored beside Jove.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:6
label: Juno and Pallas return among the gods
summary: Juno and Pallas ascend to the blessed abodes after completing their task
and mix among the gods.
figure_refs:
- fig:8
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine ally empowers a mortal hero against a god
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Minerva commands Diomed not to fear Mars, lends force, drives his chariot,
deflects Mars' weapon, and helps Diomed's javelin strike.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents divine aid in battle; broader heroic-pattern classification
would require comparison beyond this passage.
- id: motif:2
label: mortal wounds an immortal
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Diomed, a mortal warrior, wounds Mars with a javelin aided by Pallas, and
Mars later complains that Diomed wounded Venus and him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The action depends explicitly on Minerva's aid, so the motif is not simply
unaided mortal victory over a god.
- id: motif:3
label: ascent from battlefield to divine realm
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
basis: Mars rises from combat in a cloud and scales heaven to the bright abodes
of the gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The ascent is a retreat after injury, not an initiatory or salvific ascent.
- id: motif:4
label: divine parent-child rebuke and partial protection
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
- divine_judgment
basis: Mars complains to Jove as father about Jove's daughter Minerva; Jove rebukes
Mars but also states that Mars' pains will not last because he is Jove-born.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The judgment is an intra-divine rebuke rather than a formal trial.
- id: motif:5
label: rapid healing of an immortal wound
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Pons applies balm and the immortal flesh is quickly healed; Hebe then cleans
and dresses Mars, who sits restored.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches this healing scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 6651-6662
quote_or_summary: Minerva rebukes Diomed, contrasts him with Tydeus, and says she
armed and cared for him, but that fear or sloth detains him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 6663-6674
quote_or_summary: Diomed acknowledges the immortal maid's aid and says Minerva's
own command restrained him from fighting gods, except Venus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 6675-6683
quote_or_summary: Minerva tells Tydides not to fear Mars or any immortal, commands
him to drive at Mars, and calls Mars rash and shifting in support between Greeks
and Trojans.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 6684-6693
quote_or_summary: Minerva draws the charioteer from his seat, mounts the car with
Diomed, takes the reins, lashes the horses toward Mars, and hides her face with
Orcus' black helmet.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 6696-6701
quote_or_summary: Periphas lies slain by Mars, and Mars leaves the body and flies
at Tydides.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 6702-6713
quote_or_summary: Mars hurls an enormous weapon, Pallas turns the immortal lance
aside, Diomed throws a javelin, and the goddess drives it into Mars' groin.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 6714-6720
quote_or_summary: Mars pulls out the weapon, bellows with pain, and the sound makes
both armies tremble while earth and heaven echo.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 6721-6728
quote_or_summary: The wounded god is driven from combat in a dark cloud and rises
over a dusky whirlwind to heaven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 6729-6749
quote_or_summary: Mars reaches the bright divine abodes, sits beneath Jove, shows
his celestial blood, and complains that Minerva prompted Diomed to wound Venus
first and Mars next.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 6750-6770
quote_or_summary: Jove rebukes Mars as unjust, hateful, and devoted to discord and
slaughter, but says his pain will not last because he is sprung from Jove.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 6771-6778
quote_or_summary: Jove gives the bleeding god to Pons' care; Pons pours balm around
the wound and heals the immortal flesh quickly.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 6779-6782
quote_or_summary: Hebe cleans Mars of dust and gore, dresses him in an immortal
vest, and he sits restored beside Jove's throne.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: 6783-6788
quote_or_summary: Juno and Pallas mount the blessed abodes after their task is performed
and mix among the gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/iliad-pope.md
rights_note: Public domain source text; summary only.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are candidates based only on the passage and available taxonomy; 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: |-
All evidence is drawn from the provided public-domain English passage.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-iliad-pope-gutenberg__l6651-l6788
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