batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l7379-l7482
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record_id: batch.motif.celtic-welsh-mabinogion-guest-gutenberg-l7379-l7482
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 7379-7482
start: '7379'
end: '7482'
translation: The Mabinogion
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: A man captures a mouse that has robbed him and refuses repeated ransom
offers from a bishop-like figure, demanding instead the release of Pryderi and
Rhiannon, the removal of enchantment from Dyved, and guarantees against future
vengeance. The bishop reveals himself as Llwyd son of Kilcoed, explains that the
mouse is his pregnant wife transformed with others to destroy the man’s corn in
revenge for Gwawl, and agrees to the demands. Pryderi and Rhiannon return, the
mouse is released and changed back into a beautiful young woman by a magic wand,
and Dyved is restored. The passage then begins the fourth branch, introducing
Math son of Mathonwy, his dependence on a maiden’s lap, Goewin, and Gilvaethwy’s
love for her.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A mouse is noosed for hanging after being caught robbing the captor.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A bishop-like figure offers escalating ransoms for the mouse, including money,
horses, baggage, and horses bearing the baggage.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The captor refuses to release the mouse until Pryderi and Rhiannon are freed
and the charm and illusion are removed from the seven Cantrevs of Dyved.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Llwyd son of Kilcoed identifies himself as the caster of the charm over Dyved
and says he did so to avenge Gwawl son of Clud.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Llwyd says his household, then his wife and the ladies of the court, were
transformed into mice to destroy the captor’s corn.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Llwyd says the captured mouse is his pregnant wife and that her pregnancy
allowed her to be overtaken.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: The captor also demands that no further charm be placed on Dyved and that
no vengeance be taken against Pryderi, Rhiannon, or himself.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Pryderi and Rhiannon appear before the mouse is released.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: After the mouse is freed, Llwyd strikes her with a magic wand and she changes
back into a young woman described as the fairest ever seen.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: The land is shown restored, tilled, peopled, and full of herds and dwellings.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: Pryderi’s bondage is described as having gate knockers about his neck, and
Rhiannon’s as having ass-collars about her neck.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:12
text: Math son of Mathonwy is introduced as lord over Gwynedd, and Pryderi son of
Pwyll as lord over the twenty-one Cantrevs of the South.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Math cannot exist unless his feet are in the lap of a maiden, except when
prevented by the tumult of war.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:14
text: Goewin daughter of Pebin is the maiden with Math and is described as the fairest
maiden of her time known there.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:15
text: Gilvaethwy son of Don loves Goewin so strongly that his appearance and spirits
change.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: unnamed captor or chieftain
description: The person holding the mouse, refusing ransom, and demanding the freeing
of Pryderi and Rhiannon and the removal of enchantments.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Llwyd son of Kilcoed
description: A figure who appears as a bishop, ransoms the mouse, identifies himself
as the caster of the charm over Dyved, and later transforms the mouse back with
a magic wand.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: the captured mouse / Llwyd’s wife
description: A pregnant wife of Llwyd transformed into a mouse, captured while despoiling
the captor, later restored to the form of a beautiful young woman.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Rhiannon
description: A captive whose release is demanded; her bondage involved ass-collars
about her neck.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Pryderi
description: A captive whose release is demanded; his bondage involved gate knockers
about his neck; also introduced as lord over the twenty-one Cantrevs of the South.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Gwawl son of Clud
description: The person whose earlier treatment is named by Llwyd as the reason
for revenge.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pwyll Pen Annwvyn
description: Named as the one who played the game of Badger in the Bag upon Gwawl.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Math son of Mathonwy
description: Lord over Gwynedd who cannot exist unless his feet are in a maiden’s
lap except during war.
role_refs:
- role:8
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Goewin daughter of Pebin
description: The maiden with Math, described as the fairest maiden of her time known
there.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Gilvaethwy son of Don
description: Math’s nephew who goes the circuit of the land in Math’s stead and
falls deeply in love with Goewin.
role_refs:
- role:13
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Eneyd son of Don
description: Math’s nephew who goes the circuit of the land in Math’s stead with
Gilvaethwy and the household.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: captor of transformed being
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He holds the mouse, nooses it, and refuses to release it until his demands
are met.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: negotiator of releases and protections
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: He demands the release of Pryderi and Rhiannon, the removal of enchantment,
and guarantees against future vengeance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:3
label: enchanter
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Llwyd says he cast the charm over the seven Cantrevs of Dyved.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: ransomer and restorer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He offers ransom, agrees to restore captives and land, and changes the mouse
back with a wand.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: transformed wife
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Llwyd identifies the mouse as his pregnant wife and later restores her to
woman-form.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:6
label: corn despoiler
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Llwyd says she came to despoil the captor after being transformed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: freed captive
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: Their freedom is demanded and they appear before the mouse is released.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: lord
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:8
basis: Pryderi is lord over the Cantrevs of the South, and Math is lord over Gwynedd.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: avenged party
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Llwyd says the charm was cast to avenge Gwawl.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: earlier trick-player
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Pwyll is said to have played the game of Badger in the Bag upon Gwawl.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: dependent ruler
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Math cannot exist unless his feet are in a maiden’s lap except during war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: maiden attendant
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Goewin is the maiden with Math, holding the role required by his condition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: deputy circuit-rider
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: Gilvaethwy and Eneyd go the circuit of the land in Math’s stead.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: love-stricken suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Gilvaethwy sets his affections on Goewin and changes in hue, aspect, and
spirits because of love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: mouse as transformed woman
literal_form: A captured mouse that is actually Llwyd’s pregnant wife transformed
by magic.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: noose or hanging string
literal_form: The string placed around the mouse’s neck before the attempted hanging.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: magic wand
literal_form: A wand used by Llwyd to strike the mouse and restore her to woman-form.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: enchanted seven Cantrevs of Dyved
literal_form: The land under charm and illusion, later seen tilled, peopled, and
full of herds and dwellings.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: neck-bondage implements
literal_form: Gate knockers on Pryderi’s neck and ass-collars on Rhiannon’s neck.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:6
label: maiden’s lap as condition of existence
literal_form: Math’s feet must be in a maiden’s lap except during war.
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Ransom of the mouse
summary: The captor prepares to hang the mouse; Llwyd, appearing as a bishop, offers
increasing ransom, but the captor refuses monetary and material offers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Demands for release and removal of enchantment
summary: The captor demands that Rhiannon and Pryderi be freed and that the charm
and illusion be removed from the seven Cantrevs of Dyved.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Llwyd’s explanation of revenge and transformation
summary: Llwyd reveals his identity, explains that he enchanted Dyved to avenge
Gwawl, and states that his household, wife, and court ladies were transformed
into mice to destroy the corn.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Final guarantees and return of captives
summary: The captor secures promises that no future charm or vengeance will be laid
upon Dyved or upon the named people, and Pryderi and Rhiannon appear.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Restoration of woman and land
summary: The mouse is released and restored to woman-form by a magic wand; the land
is shown restored; the bondage of Pryderi and Rhiannon is described.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Opening of Math son of Mathonwy
summary: Math, Pryderi, Goewin, Gilvaethwy, and Eneyd are introduced, including
Math’s dependence on a maiden’s lap and Gilvaethwy’s love for Goewin.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: captured transformed being ransomed by magical antagonist
taxonomy_refs:
- shapeshifter
- sacred_exchange
basis: A mouse that is actually Llwyd’s transformed wife is held captive while Llwyd
offers escalating ransom and finally grants releases and protections.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy term 'sacred_exchange' is approximate because the passage
presents negotiation and ransom rather than an explicitly sacred transaction.
- id: motif:2
label: enchantment on the land removed after negotiated release
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- return
basis: The charm and illusion over Dyved are lifted, and the land is seen restored,
tilled, peopled, and full of herds and dwellings.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes restoration of an enchanted land, not literal death
and rebirth.
- id: motif:3
label: revenge enchantment for an earlier humiliation
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Llwyd states that he cast the charm to avenge Gwawl for the game of Badger
in the Bag played by Pwyll.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The earlier trick itself is only summarized in this passage.
- id: motif:4
label: binding compact against future vengeance
taxonomy_refs:
- covenant
basis: The captor demands that no future charm be placed on Dyved and that no vengeance
be taken against Pryderi, Rhiannon, or himself; Llwyd grants this.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not use the term covenant; the label describes the function
of the negotiated promise.
- id: motif:5
label: ruler dependent on maiden’s bodily presence
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Math cannot exist unless his feet are in the lap of a maiden, except when
prevented by war.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy reference precisely matches this literal motif.
- id: motif:6
label: love-sickness changes appearance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Gilvaethwy loves Goewin so intensely that his hue, aspect, and spirits change.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The passage has not yet developed the consequences of this love.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7379-7396
quote_or_summary: The captor nooses a mouse for hanging; a bishop-like figure arrives,
asks about the act, and offers escalating ransom of seven pounds, twenty-four
pounds, and horses with baggage, all refused.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 7396-7405
quote_or_summary: The captor says he will release the mouse only if Rhiannon and
Pryderi are freed and the charm and illusion are removed from the seven Cantrevs
of Dyved.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 7405-7431
quote_or_summary: Llwyd son of Kilcoed reveals that the mouse is his wife, that
he cast the charm over Dyved to avenge Gwawl, and that his household, wife, and
court ladies were transformed into mice to destroy the captor’s corn; the wife
is pregnant.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 7431-7447
quote_or_summary: The captor demands no future charm on Dyved and no vengeance against
Pryderi, Rhiannon, or himself; Llwyd grants the demands, and Pryderi and Rhiannon
appear before the release of the mouse.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 7448-7465
quote_or_summary: The mouse is released; Llwyd strikes her with a magic wand and
she becomes a beautiful young woman. The land is restored, and Pryderi’s and Rhiannon’s
neck-bondage is described.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 7466-7479
quote_or_summary: 'The fourth portion begins: Math is lord over Gwynedd, Pryderi
over the Cantrevs of the South; Math must have his feet in a maiden’s lap except
during war; Goewin is the maiden; Gilvaethwy and Eneyd go the circuit of the land
in Math’s stead.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 7480-7482
quote_or_summary: Gilvaethwy sets his affections upon Goewin and loves her so strongly
that his hue, aspect, and spirits change.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/celtic-welsh/project-gutenberg/mabinogion-guest.md
rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is strong for the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy assignments
are partly approximate where the supplied taxonomy lacks exact labels. No comparison
claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly support cross-textual
comparison.
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: |-
The passage straddles the close of one Mabinogi portion and the opening of Math son of Mathonwy; both sections were extracted at passage level without using outside identifications beyond the supplied text.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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