batch.motif.roman-ovid-metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley-gutenberg-l3188-l3238
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source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3188-3238
start: '3188'
end: '3238'
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: When Themis, foreseeing the future, had said these words with prophetic voice,
the Gods above murmured in varying discourse
summary: 'After Themis speaks prophetically, the gods murmur and complain that others
should also be allowed to grant such gifts. Several deities ask or complain on
behalf of aging beloveds or associated mortals: Aurora for her husband, Ceres
for Iäsion, Mulciber for Ericthonius, and Venus for Anchises. The footnotes explain
the complaint wording and identify Iäsion as son of Jupiter and Electra and father
of Plutus by Cybele.'
language: English
quote_policy: quoted
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Themis is described as foreseeing the future and speaking with a prophetic
voice.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The gods above murmur in varying discourse after Themis speaks.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: The complaint concerns why others may not be allowed to grant the same gifts.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Aurora complains about the aged years of her husband.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Ceres complains that Iäsion is growing grey.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Mulciber demands for Ericthonius a life to live over again.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Venus is influenced by concern for the future and offers to renew the years
of Anchises.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: A footnote glosses the complaint as a grumbling over why the gift might not
be granted.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:9
text: A footnote identifies Iäsion as son of Jupiter and Electra and as father of
Plutus by Cybele.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Themis
description: A figure who foresees the future and speaks with prophetic voice.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Gods above
description: The divine group that murmurs in varied discourse and complains about
access to the same gifts.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Aurora
description: Daughter of Pallas; complains of the aged years of her husband.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Aurora's husband
description: Unnamed husband of Aurora whose aged years are the subject of her complaint.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Ceres
description: Gentle deity who complains that Iäsion is growing grey.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Iäsion
description: A figure said to be growing grey; footnote identifies him as son of
Jupiter and Electra and father of Plutus by Cybele.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mulciber
description: A figure who demands for Ericthonius a life to live over again.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ericthonius
description: A figure for whom Mulciber demands a life to live over again.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Venus
description: A figure concerned for the future who offers to renew the years of
Anchises.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Anchises
description: A figure whose years Venus offers to renew.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: Identified in a footnote as father of Iäsion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Electra
description: Identified in a footnote as mother of Iäsion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Plutus
description: Identified in a footnote as son of Iäsion and Cybele and as God of
Riches.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Cybele
description: Identified in a footnote as mother of Plutus by Iäsion.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
roles:
- id: role:1
label: prophetic speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Themis is said to foresee the future and speak with prophetic voice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: complaining divine assembly
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The gods murmur and complain about why others cannot grant the same gifts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: divine petitioner for renewal
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:9
basis: Aurora, Ceres, Mulciber, and Venus each speak or act concerning aging, renewed
years, or a life to live over again for another figure.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: aging or renewal recipient
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:10
basis: These figures are the subjects of complaints, demands, or offers concerning
age, renewed years, or a life to live over again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:5
label: parent named in explanatory footnote
assigned_to:
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:14
basis: The footnote names Jupiter and Electra as parents of Iäsion and Cybele as
mother of Plutus by Iäsion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: child named in explanatory footnote
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The footnote names Plutus as fathered by Iäsion by Cybele.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: renewed years
literal_form: renewal of years
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:2
label: life to live over again
literal_form: a life to live over again
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: aged years and greying
literal_form: aged years; growing grey
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: sym:4
label: prophetic voice
literal_form: prophetic voice
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Themis speaks and the gods complain
summary: Themis speaks prophetically after foreseeing the future; the gods above
murmur and complain that others should be allowed to grant the same gifts.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:7
- id: scene:2
label: Divine requests for aged or mortal associates
summary: Aurora, Ceres, Mulciber, and Venus each raise a concern or request connected
with aging, renewed years, or repeated life for another figure.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine petition for renewed youth or repeated life
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- resurrection
basis: Multiple gods complain or petition for associated figures to have aged years
reversed, years renewed, or a life to live over again.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage concerns aging and renewal rather than explicit death and
resurrection; taxonomy mapping is approximate.
- id: motif:2
label: divine concern for mortal beloved or associate
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Aurora complains about her husband's aged years, Ceres complains about Iäsion
growing grey, and Venus offers to renew Anchises' years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage directly states Aurora's husband but does not explicitly define
all relationships as beloved relationships within this excerpt.
- id: motif:3
label: prophetic divine speech preceding collective reaction
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Themis foresees the future and speaks prophetically before the gods murmur
and complain.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: low
cautions: The wisdom taxonomy link is broad; the passage emphasizes prophecy more
than instruction or wisdom transmission.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 3188-3190
quote_or_summary: "“When Themis, foreseeing the future, had said these words with
prophetic voice, the Gods above murmured in varying discourse”"
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used for extraction evidence.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 3190-3192
quote_or_summary: The complaint asks why others may not be allowed to grant the
same gifts.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 3192-3193
quote_or_summary: Aurora, daughter of Pallas, complains about the aged years of
her husband.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 3193-3194
quote_or_summary: Ceres complains that Iäsion is growing grey.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 3194-3195
quote_or_summary: Mulciber asks that Ericthonius receive a life to live over again.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 3195-3197
quote_or_summary: Venus, concerned for the future, offers to renew the years of
Anchises.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: footnote 44, lines 3233-3235
quote_or_summary: The footnote explains that the Latin phrase means the gods were
grumbling over why the gift might not be allowed.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: footnote 45, lines 3236-3238
quote_or_summary: The footnote identifies Iäsion as son of Jupiter and Electra and
father of Plutus, God of Riches, by Cybele.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized evidence.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Literal extraction is straightforward for the main prose. Motif taxonomy
assignments are cautious because the available taxonomy lacks a precise rejuvenation
or restoration-of-youth category.
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 comparison claims were added because the passage itself does not explicitly compare this episode to another text, motif family, or nearby corpus tradition beyond the supplied taxonomy mapping.
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