batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2073-l2161
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l2073-l2161
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
passage_locator:
label: INTRODUCTION / C. E. G. / THE LADY OF THE FOUNTAIN / PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC;
lines 2073-2161
start: '2073'
end: '2161'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Peredur refuses wealth and marriage offers, reaches a palace where slain
men are daily restored to life, learns of the Addanc in a cave, receives a seeing
stone from a beautiful lady after pledging love, passes a river valley with black
and white sheep and a half-burning tree, is directed down the narrow road to the
Addanc's cave, kills and beheads the monster, refuses another marriage reward,
and accepts Etlym Gleddyv Coch as his attendant.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A maiden tells Peredur he may have treasure from a slain black man and choose
a maiden for love; Peredur says he did not come to woo and does not desire the
goods.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: At the Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures, Peredur sees women
receive corpses on saddled horses and restore the men to life with warm water
and balsam.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The palace inhabitants say an Addanc in a cave slays the men once every day.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The young men refuse to let Peredur accompany them because, if he is slain,
he has no one to bring him back to life.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A beautiful lady on a mound says Peredur is going to encounter the Addanc
and that it kills by craft from behind a stone pillar with a poisonous dart.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The lady gives Peredur a stone by which he will see the Addanc while the Addanc
will not see him, after he pledges to love her above all women.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: In a river valley, black and white sheep cross the river and change to the
opposite color when sheep on the other side bleat.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: A tree beside the river is half in flames from root to top and half green
and in full leaf.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: A royal-looking youth sits on a mound with two leashed greyhounds and explains
that the narrow road leads toward the cave of the Addanc.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:10
text: Peredur enters the cave with the stone in his left hand and his lance in his
right, sees the Addanc, pierces it with his lance, and cuts off its head.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:11
text: Three companions say there was a prediction that Peredur would slay the monster
and offer him one of three sisters and half their kingdom.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: A man in red armor on a red horse, named Etlym Gleddyv Coch, asks to become
Peredur's attendant, and Peredur accepts him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Peredur
description: Traveler and combatant who refuses rewards, receives the seeing stone,
and kills the Addanc.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Maiden at the first court
description: A maiden who offers Peredur wealth from the slain black man and a choice
among the maidens for love.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Women at the Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures
description: Women who rejoice at Peredur's arrival and restore corpses to life
with warm water and balsam.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Revived men / young men of the palace
description: Men who arrive as corpses on saddled horses, are restored to life,
and later go out toward the Addanc.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Addanc
description: A being in a cave that slays the men once every day and kills from
behind a stone pillar with a poisonous dart.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Beautiful lady on the mound
description: A fair lady who knows Peredur's quest, warns him about the Addanc,
gives him a stone, directs him to seek her toward India, and vanishes.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Royal-looking youth with greyhounds
description: A youth of royal bearing seated on a mound beside two leashed greyhounds,
who describes the roads and invites Peredur to his palace or to watch the hunt.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Etlym Gleddyv Coch
description: An earl from the East Country, riding a red horse and wearing red armor,
who asks to become Peredur's attendant.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Questing traveler
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur continues onward, asks about roads, and chooses the narrow road to
the cave.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:2
label: Monster-slayer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Peredur pierces the Addanc with his lance and cuts off its head.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:3
label: Reward-offerer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The maiden offers wealth and a choice of a beloved maiden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: Restorers of the dead
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The women anoint corpses in warm water, apply balsam, and the men rise alive.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: Repeatedly slain and revived victims
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: They arrive as corpses, are revived, and are said to be slain once every
day by the Addanc.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: Cave-dwelling killer
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Addanc dwells in a cave and slays the men daily, using a poisonous dart
from behind a pillar.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: Supernatural helper or warning lady
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: She knows Peredur's quest, warns him of the Addanc's method, gives him a
stone, and vanishes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: Road-guide and potential host
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The youth explains where the three roads go and offers hospitality at his
palace.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: Voluntary attendant
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Etlym asks Peredur to take him as attendant and is accepted.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Cave of the Addanc
literal_form: cave
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:2
label: Warm water for revivification
literal_form: vessel of warm water below the door
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: Precious balsam for revivification
literal_form: precious balsam placed on a corpse
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: Seeing stone
literal_form: stone placed in Peredur's hand
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:1
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: Stone pillar at the cave entrance
literal_form: stone pillar at the entrance of the cave
associated_figures:
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: River boundary
literal_form: river running through a wooded valley with meadows on both sides
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: Black and white sheep
literal_form: flocks of white sheep and black sheep that cross the river and change
color
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: Half-burning half-green tree
literal_form: tree with one half in flames and the other half green and in full
leaf
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
- fire
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: Three roads
literal_form: three roads from the mound, two wide and one narrow
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: Red horse and red armor
literal_form: red horse and red armor worn by Etlym
associated_figures:
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Refusal of courtly reward
summary: A maiden offers Peredur wealth and a choice of beloved, but he says he
did not come to woo and does not want the goods.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Daily death and restoration at the palace
summary: At the Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures, corpses arrive on
saddled horses; women use warm water and balsam to restore them to life, and Peredur
learns the Addanc kills them daily.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Lady on the mound gives the stone
summary: A beautiful lady warns Peredur that the Addanc kills by craft from behind
a stone pillar, gives him a stone that lets him see the Addanc unseen, tells him
to seek her toward India, and vanishes.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Valley of changing sheep and divided tree
summary: Peredur passes a river valley where black and white sheep change color
across the river and a tree stands half aflame and half green.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Choice of the narrow road
summary: A royal-looking youth with greyhounds offers Peredur hospitality and explains
the three roads; Peredur chooses the narrow road to the cave of the Addanc.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:7
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Slaying of the Addanc
summary: Peredur enters the cave with the stone and his lance, sees the Addanc,
kills and beheads it, and the companions say a prediction foretold that he would
slay the monster.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Etlym becomes attendant
summary: A red-armored rider on a red horse identifies himself as Etlym Gleddyv
Coch and asks to serve Peredur as attendant; Peredur accepts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Restoration of slain men to life
taxonomy_refs:
- resurrection
- death_rebirth
basis: Corpses are anointed in warm water and balsam and rise alive; the same men
are said to be slain by the Addanc once every day.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage describes repeated revivification but does not explain its
source or ritual rules beyond water and balsam.
- id: motif:2
label: Monster in a cave slain by a questing hero
taxonomy_refs:
- hero_descent
- mystical_quest
basis: Peredur is directed to the Addanc's cave, enters with a magical seeing stone
and lance, kills the cave-dwelling monster, and cuts off its head.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe an underworld descent; the cave motif supports
only a cautious hero-descent classification.
- id: motif:3
label: Magical aid received through a love pledge
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
- divine_beloved
basis: The beautiful lady offers a stone that grants tactical sight in exchange
for Peredur pledging to love her above all women, then vanishes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The lady's divine or otherworldly status is not explicitly stated in the
passage; the classification rests on her knowledge, gift, and disappearance.
- id: motif:4
label: Opposed colors transformed across a river boundary
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
basis: White and black sheep stand on opposite sides of a river; when one bleats,
a sheep from the other side crosses and becomes the opposite color.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives no explicit interpretation of the color change.
- id: motif:5
label: Tree divided between fire and green life
taxonomy_refs:
- duality
- sacred_tree_axis
- seasonal_cycle
basis: A tree beside the river is described as half burning from root to top and
half green and fully leafed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not identify the tree as sacred or seasonal; these taxonomy
links are based on visual pattern only.
- id: motif:6
label: Narrow road to the dangerous encounter
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
- mystical_quest
basis: Of three roads from the mound, the narrower road leads toward the cave of
the Addanc, and Peredur chooses it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the roads literally and does not state an initiatory
meaning.
- id: motif:7
label: Predicted monster-slayer
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: After Peredur kills the Addanc, the companions say there was a prediction
that he should slay that monster.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage reports the prediction only after the event and gives no details
about its origin.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2073-2084
quote_or_summary: A maiden offers Peredur riches from the treasure of the black
man he has slain and a choice of maiden for love; Peredur replies that he did
not come to woo and desires none of the goods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 2084-2095
quote_or_summary: At the Palace of the Sons of the King of the Tortures, corpses
arrive on saddled horses; a woman anoints a corpse in warm water, places precious
balsam on it, and the man rises alive; two others are treated the same way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 2095-2103
quote_or_summary: Peredur asks why the revivals happen; he is told an Addanc in
a cave slays the men once every day; the next morning the men refuse his company
because he has no one to bring him back to life if slain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2104-2121
quote_or_summary: A fair lady on a mound says Peredur is going to encounter the
Addanc, which kills by craft from behind a stone pillar with a poisonous dart;
after Peredur pledges to love her above all women, she gives him a stone that
lets him see the Addanc while unseen, says to seek her toward India, and vanishes.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2122-2130
quote_or_summary: Peredur enters a wooded river valley with meadows; white sheep
are on one side and black sheep on the other, and sheep crossing at the other's
bleat change to the other color.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 2130-2137
quote_or_summary: Beside the river stands a tall tree, half in flames from root
to top and half green and in full leaf; nearby sits a royal-looking youth with
two leashed greyhounds, and hounds raise deer in the opposite wood.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 2138-2150
quote_or_summary: The youth explains that one road goes to his palace, another to
a nearby town, and the narrower road goes toward the cave of the Addanc; Peredur
chooses the narrow road.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 2151-2159
quote_or_summary: Peredur goes to the cave with the stone in his left hand and lance
in his right, perceives the Addanc, pierces it, and cuts off its head; three companions
say a prediction foretold he would slay the monster and offer him marriage and
half the kingdom.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 2159-2161
quote_or_summary: Peredur sees a rider on a red horse with red armor; the rider
identifies himself as Etlym Gleddyv Coch, an earl from the East Country, asks
to be Peredur's attendant, and is accepted.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal episode extraction is strong. Motif labels are cautious where the
passage presents striking images without interpretation. No comparison claims
are made because the passage itself does not explicitly compare these patterns
to another text or tradition.
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 observations and motif candidates are based only on the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg__l2073-l2161
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