batch.motif.roman-ovid-metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley-gutenberg-l1774-l1789
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record_id: batch.motif.roman-ovid-metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley-gutenberg-l1774-l1789
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
passage_locator:
label: EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1774-1789
start: '1774'
end: '1789'
translation: The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'The passage consists of three editorial footnotes: one explains the Roman
chief meal and its stages; one comments that an act of humanity by two deities
is favorable when compared with the usual cruelty of heathen divinities; and one
identifies Tyana as a city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Roman cœna, or chief meal, is described as consisting of three stages.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The second course is described as serving bellaria, including pastry and fruits
used like dessert.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: An editorial note states that an act of humanity reflects credit on two deities.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The same note contrasts the two deities' act with the usual cruel and revengeful
disposition attributed to heathen divinities.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Tyana is identified as a city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: two Deities
description: Two deities credited in the editorial note with an act of humanity.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: heathen Divinities
description: A general group of divinities described in the editorial note as usually
cruel and revengeful.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: divine agents credited with humanity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says the act of humanity reflects credit on the two deities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: general divine comparison group
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The note compares the two deities with their fellow divinities of heathen
mythology.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Roman chief meal
literal_form: cœna with three stages, including second-course bellaria
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Tyana
literal_form: city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine act of humanity contrasted with divine cruelty
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The editorial note explicitly describes an act of humanity by two deities
and contrasts it with the usual cruel and revengeful disposition of other divinities.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: This is an editorial comment rather than a narrative passage; the underlying
mythic action is not included in the supplied lines.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1774-1781; Footnote 88
quote_or_summary: Footnote 88 explains that the Roman cœna, or chief meal, had three
stages and that the second course served bellaria such as pastry and fruits.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1783-1787; Footnote 89
quote_or_summary: Footnote 89 comments that an act of humanity reflects credit on
two deities and contrasts this with the usual cruel and revengeful disposition
of heathen divinities.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1789; Footnote 90
quote_or_summary: Footnote 90 identifies Tyana as a city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The supplied passage is made up of editorial footnotes rather than a mythic
narrative, so motif extraction is limited and requires review against the surrounding
text.
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: |-
No taxonomy motif family was assigned because the passage itself does not provide enough narrative context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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