batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l6394-l6481
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l6394-l6481
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
passage_locator:
label: PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY
/ PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 6394-6481
start: '6394'
end: '6481'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Teirnyon brings a found boy to his wife, and they arrange for the boy to
be baptized and raised in their household under the name Gwri Wallt Euryn. The
child grows with unusual speed, and a colt saved on the same night is given to
him. After hearing of Rhiannon's punishment, Teirnyon recognizes the boy's likeness
to Pwyll and decides to restore him. He brings the boy to Narberth, refuses Rhiannon's
penance-offer to carry him, and in the hall declares the boy to be Pwyll and Rhiannon's
son. The company accepts the recognition, Rhiannon's trouble ends, and the boy's
name is settled as Pryderi.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Teirnyon tells his wife that he has brought her a boy, explains how the matter
happened, and reports that the boy wears a satin mantle.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Teirnyon and his wife arrange a public explanation that she has been pregnant,
have the boy baptized, and give him the name Gwri Wallt Euryn because his hair
is yellow as gold.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: 'The boy develops rapidly: before one year he walks stoutly and is larger
than a three-year-old; by the second year he is as large as a six-year-old.'
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: A colt foaled and saved on the same night the boy was found is assigned to
the boy and ordered to be broken in for him.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Teirnyon hears reports of Rhiannon's punishment and investigates the story
through visitors to his court.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Teirnyon observes a strong likeness between the boy and Pwyll, whose appearance
he knows from formerly being Pwyll's follower.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Teirnyon and his wife decide that they should send the boy to Pwyll rather
than keep him while Rhiannon suffers punishment on the boy's account.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: Teirnyon, two knights, and the boy travel to Narberth, with the boy riding
the horse Teirnyon had given him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Rhiannon sits beside the horseblock and offers to carry the arriving men into
the palace as her penance for allegedly slaying and devouring her son.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:10
text: Teirnyon and the boy refuse to be carried on Rhiannon's back.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:11
text: In the hall, Teirnyon recounts the adventure of the mare and the boy and declares
the child to be Rhiannon's son.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: The host agrees that the boy is Pwyll's son, and Rhiannon says that if this
is true, her trouble is ended.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Pendaran Dyved and Pwyll discuss whether the boy's name should be Pryderi
or Gwri Wallt Euryn, and the name Pryderi is arranged.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Teirnyon Twryv Vliant
description: Man who found and fostered the boy, heard of Rhiannon's punishment,
recognized the boy's likeness to Pwyll, and restored him to Narberth.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Teirnyon's wife
description: Woman who agrees to raise the boy as if born to her, suggests giving
him the colt, and counsels returning him to Pwyll.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the boy / Gwri Wallt Euryn / Pryderi
description: Found boy with a satin mantle and golden-yellow hair, rapidly growing,
given a horse, recognized as son of Pwyll and Rhiannon, and finally named Pryderi.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rhiannon
description: Lady undergoing penance at Narberth for allegedly slaying and devouring
her son; she receives news that the restored boy is her son.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pwyll Chief of Annwvyn
description: Chief whose likeness Teirnyon recognizes in the boy; the boy is accepted
as Pwyll's son.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Pendaran Dyved
description: Speaker who affirms the appropriateness of the name Pryderi son of
Pwyll Chief of Annwvyn.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Teirnyon's two knights / companions
description: Two companions who travel with Teirnyon and the boy to Narberth and
sit in the hall.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: the host at the palace
description: The assembled company who agree that the boy is Pwyll's son.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: finder and foster-father
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Teirnyon brings the found boy to his wife, has him raised in his court, and
later recounts nursing and rearing him as his own.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: restorer of the lost child
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: After recognizing the boy's likeness to Pwyll and Rhiannon's suffering, Teirnyon
decides to return the boy and declares him to Rhiannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: foster-mother and household organizer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Teirnyon's wife proposes the pregnancy explanation, participates in raising
the boy, and manages the gift and care of the horse.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: recovered son
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The boy is identified in the hall as the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: rapidly growing child
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The passage emphasizes the boy's unusual size and abilities at one and two
years old.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: wrongly punished mother
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Rhiannon is described as suffering punishment for the alleged killing and
devouring of her son, and Teirnyon says the accusation against her was a lie.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: counsellor for restoration
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Teirnyon's wife agrees the boy should be sent to Pwyll and names three benefits
of doing so.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: recognized father and chief
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The boy's resemblance to Pwyll and the host's recognition establish him as
Pwyll's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:9
label: name-affirmer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Pendaran Dyved states that Pryderi is a fitting name for the son of Pwyll.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: escort companions
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The two knights accompany Teirnyon and the boy to Narberth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:11
label: recognizing witnesses
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The host collectively agrees that the boy is Pwyll's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: satin mantle
literal_form: mantle of satin worn by the boy
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: golden hair
literal_form: hair yellow as gold, used to form the name Gwri Wallt Euryn
associated_figures:
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: colt / horse foaled the same night
literal_form: colt foaled and saved on the night the boy was found, later given
to the boy
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: horseblock of penance
literal_form: horseblock beside which Rhiannon sits while offering to carry visitors
into the palace
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: name Pryderi
literal_form: name arranged for the restored boy after Rhiannon receives joyful
tidings
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Fostering and naming of the found boy
summary: Teirnyon presents the boy to his wife; they arrange to raise him publicly,
baptize him, and name him Gwri Wallt Euryn because of his golden hair.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Precocious growth and horse-gift
summary: The boy grows unusually quickly, and the colt saved on the night he was
found is given to him to be prepared for riding.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Recognition and decision to restore the child
summary: After hearing of Rhiannon's punishment, Teirnyon recognizes the boy's likeness
to Pwyll and, with his wife, decides to return him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Arrival at Narberth and refusal of Rhiannon's penance
summary: Teirnyon, companions, and the boy arrive at Narberth, see Rhiannon beside
the horseblock, and refuse her offer to carry them as part of her penance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Public restoration in the hall
summary: At the feast, Teirnyon recounts the adventure, identifies the boy as Rhiannon's
son, and the assembled company recognizes him as Pwyll's son.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Naming as Pryderi
summary: Rhiannon says her trouble is ended if the news is true, and Pendaran Dyved
and Pwyll affirm that the boy's name should be Pryderi.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: miraculous or precocious child
taxonomy_refs:
- miraculous_child
basis: The child has markers of high status and grows with exceptional speed, walking
before one year and reaching the size of much older children.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage stresses precocious growth but does not directly call the
child supernatural.
- id: motif:2
label: lost child restored to true parents
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: A boy raised by foster-parents is recognized by resemblance to his father
and publicly restored to Pwyll and Rhiannon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy term is broad; the passage concerns familial restoration
rather than a hero's completed journey-return.
- id: motif:3
label: wrongful accusation lifted by restored child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Rhiannon's punishment for the alleged killing and devouring of her son ends
when the living child is restored and Teirnyon calls the accusation a lie.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: No divine court or explicit supernatural judgment appears in this passage;
the fit is thematic rather than exact.
- id: motif:4
label: noble identity recognized by signs
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: The boy's satin mantle suggests gentle lineage, and his likeness to Pwyll
leads Teirnyon and the host to identify him as Pwyll's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage establishes parentage and noble status, but does not depict
succession or enthronement.
- id: motif:5
label: fosterage creating obligations and future bonds
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Teirnyon's wife expects thanks, gifts, and a continuing foster-son relationship
in exchange for nursing and restoring the boy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The exchange is social and political; the passage does not state it as
sacred.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 6394-6410
quote_or_summary: Teirnyon brings a boy to his wife, reports the boy's satin mantle,
and they arrange his baptism and the name Gwri Wallt Euryn because his hair is
yellow as gold.
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: 6410-6427
quote_or_summary: The boy grows unusually fast; the colt foaled and saved on the
night he was found is given to him and ordered to be broken in for his future
riding.
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: 6428-6449
quote_or_summary: Teirnyon hears of Rhiannon's punishment, sees the boy's likeness
to Pwyll, feels wrong in keeping another man's son, and with his wife decides
to send him to Pwyll.
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: 6450-6462
quote_or_summary: Teirnyon, two knights, and the boy travel to Narberth; Rhiannon
sits by the horseblock and offers to carry them as penance for allegedly slaying
and devouring her son; they refuse.
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: 6463-6473
quote_or_summary: At the palace feast, Teirnyon recounts the mare and boy adventure,
declares the child to be Rhiannon's son, rejects the lie against her, and the
host accepts that the boy is Pwyll's son.
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: 6474-6481
quote_or_summary: Rhiannon says the news would end her trouble; Pendaran Dyved and
Pwyll discuss the boy's names, and the name Pryderi is arranged.
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: Passage-level events, figures, and objects are explicit. Motif labels use
only available broad taxonomy where supported; 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 passage and metadata were used. Comparison claims are left empty because the passage itself does not make a comparative claim to another tradition or corpus.
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