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label: EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines
8965-9091
start: '8965'
end: '9091'
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: 'A sequence of editorial footnotes explaining Ovid’s allusions to Trojan
War figures and episodes: Philoctetes in Lemnos; Nestor, Hector, Diomedes, Ulysses,
and Ajax in battle; Rhesus and Dolon in the night raid; Helenus as prophet and
captive; Achilles’ spear and lineage matters; Apollo’s pestilence; Sarpedon’s
divine parentage; Ajax and Hector’s fatal gift exchange; and the Palladium as
Troy’s protective statue.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Philoctetes is described as being in Lemnos and making clothing from bird
feathers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Nestor is described as wounded by Paris, overtaken by Hector, and rescued
by Diomedes while Ulysses fled.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Ajax is described as protecting wounded Ulysses with his shield at Menelaus’
request.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Some Greek warriors drew lots to decide who should accept Hector’s challenge.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Rhesus and Dolon are described as killed in episodes involving Ulysses and
Diomedes; Dolon is also described as forced to disclose information about the
Trojan camp.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Helenus is described as skilled in prophecy, captured by Diomedes and Ulysses,
spared, married to Andromache, and later ruling part of Chaonia.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Achilles’ spear is described as cut from wood on Mount Pelion and given by
Chiron to Peleus.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Peleus and Telamon are described as banished for murdering their brother Phocus.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Ulysses’ maternal ancestry is traced through Autolycus to Mercury and Chione.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Apollo is described as sending a pestilence after being offended, and Chryseis
is returned to Chryses to stop it.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Sarpedon is described as the son of Jupiter and Europa, king of Lycia, ally
of the Trojans, and slain by Patroclus.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Hector and Ajax meet in single combat without either conquering, then exchange
gifts that later prove fatal to both.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: The Palladium is described as a hidden statue of Minerva that protects Troy
while it remains in Trojan possession.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Trenches before the Greek ships are described as later destroyed by Neptune.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Philoctetes
description: A figure in Lemnos who made clothing from bird feathers; his case is
contrasted with death as exile.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Nestor
description: A warrior wounded by Paris and nearly overtaken by Hector before Diomedes
rescued him.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Paris
description: The figure who wounded Nestor.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Hector
description: A Trojan warrior who overtook Nestor, issued a challenge, fought Ajax,
and later died by being dragged with Ajax’s belt.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:12
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Diomedes
description: A Greek warrior who rescued Nestor and participated with Ulysses in
the Dolon and Rhesus episodes and the capture of Helenus.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Ulysses
description: A Greek figure described as fleeing during Nestor’s danger, being protected
by Ajax when wounded, killing or capturing enemies with Diomedes, and having divine
ancestry through his mother’s line.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ajax Telamon
description: A Greek warrior who protected Ulysses with his shield, was wished for
in the lot against Hector, fought Hector without a victor, and later died by Hector’s
sword.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:4
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:12
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Menelaus
description: A figure who requested that Ajax protect wounded Ulysses; another note
alludes to his loss of his wife.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:15
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Rhesus
description: A Thracian king who arrived at Troy and was slain by Ulysses and Diomedes.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Dolon
description: A spy sent by Hector, intercepted by Ulysses and Diomedes, forced to
disclose information, and slain.
role_refs:
- role:9
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Helenus
description: A son of Priam, skilled in prophecy, taken prisoner by Diomedes and
Ulysses, spared, married to Andromache, and later ruler in Chaonia.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:16
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Andromache
description: Helenus is described as marrying her after the death of Pyrrhus.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Chiron
description: A centaur who gave the Pelion-wood spear to Peleus.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Peleus
description: Father of Achilles and recipient of Achilles’ spear from Chiron; also
named as banished with Telamon for the murder of Phocus.
role_refs:
- role:14
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Achilles
description: Owner of the spear from Mount Pelion; also described as concealed among
the daughters of Lycomedes and later associated with killing Thersites.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:17
- ev:18
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Apollo
description: An offended god who sent a pestilence until Chryseis was restored to
Chryses.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Chryseis
description: A captive restored to her father Chryses so the pestilence might be
stopped.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Chryses
description: Priest of Apollo and father of Chryseis.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Sarpedon
description: Son of Jupiter and Europa, king of Lycia, ally of the Trojans, and
slain by Patroclus.
role_refs:
- role:22
- role:23
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Jupiter
description: Named as father of Sarpedon by Europa.
role_refs:
- role:24
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Europa
description: Named as mother of Sarpedon by Jupiter.
role_refs:
- role:25
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Patroclus
description: The figure who slew Sarpedon.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Mercury
description: Named as father of Autolycus by Chione in Ulysses’ maternal genealogy.
role_refs:
- role:24
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: Autolycus
description: Maternal ancestor of Ulysses and son of Mercury by Chione.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Telamon
description: Father of Ajax and one of those banished for the murder of Phocus.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Phocus
description: Brother murdered by Peleus and Telamon.
role_refs:
- role:26
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:27
name_or_label: Neptune
description: The god said to have destroyed the trenches and embankments before
the Greek ships.
role_refs:
- role:27
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: fig:28
name_or_label: Minerva
description: The deity represented by the Palladium, the hidden statue protecting
Troy.
role_refs:
- role:28
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
roles:
- id: role:1
label: exiled survivor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Philoctetes is associated with Lemnos and exile, and makes clothing from
feathers.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: wounded endangered warrior
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Nestor is wounded and nearly overtaken before rescue.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: slayer or attacker
assigned_to:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:22
basis: Paris wounds Nestor; Hector pursues Nestor; Patroclus slays Sarpedon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:11
- id: role:4
label: chosen or matched champion
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
basis: Hector issues the challenge and later meets Ajax in single combat.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:12
- id: role:5
label: rescuer or protector
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:7
basis: Diomedes rescues Nestor; Ajax protects wounded Ulysses with a shield.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:6
label: night-raid participant
assigned_to:
- fig:5
- fig:6
basis: Ulysses and Diomedes are linked to the deaths of Rhesus and Dolon and the
capture of Helenus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:7
label: wounded protected ally
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Ulysses is protected by Ajax’s shield when wounded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: requesting ally and bereaved husband
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Menelaus requests protection for Ulysses, and another note alludes to his
loss of his wife.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:15
- id: role:9
label: slain enemy figure
assigned_to:
- fig:9
- fig:10
basis: Rhesus and Dolon are both described as slain in Trojan War episodes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: captured spy and informer
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: Dolon is sent as a spy, intercepted, and compelled to reveal camp information.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: prophet captive spared
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Helenus is skilled in prophecy, captured, and spared.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: marriage partner in succession note
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Andromache is named as Helenus’ wife before his succession in Chaonia.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: centaur weapon giver
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Chiron gives the Pelion-wood spear to Peleus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:14
label: weapon recipient and heroic father
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Peleus receives the spear and is father of Achilles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:15
label: fatal gift exchanger
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:7
basis: Hector and Ajax exchange gifts that become fatal to both.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:16
label: figure in divine ancestry
assigned_to:
- fig:6
- fig:24
basis: Ulysses’ maternal ancestry is traced through Autolycus to Mercury.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:17
label: banished kin-slayer
assigned_to:
- fig:14
- fig:25
basis: Peleus and Telamon are banished for the murder of Phocus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:18
label: heroic weapon owner and concealed youth
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Achilles owns the spear and is said to have been discovered while concealed
among Lycomedes’ daughters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:17
- id: role:19
label: offended plague-sending god
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Apollo sends pestilence after being offended.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:20
label: returned captive daughter
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Chryseis is restored to her father to stop the pestilence.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:21
label: priestly father
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Chryses is named as priest of Apollo and father of Chryseis.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:22
label: divine child
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: Sarpedon is named as son of Jupiter and Europa.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:23
label: slain allied king
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: Sarpedon is king of Lycia, aids the Trojans, and is slain by Patroclus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:24
label: divine father
assigned_to:
- fig:20
- fig:23
basis: Jupiter fathers Sarpedon; Mercury fathers Autolycus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- id: role:25
label: mother of divine child
assigned_to:
- fig:21
basis: Europa is named as Sarpedon’s mother by Jupiter.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:26
label: murdered brother
assigned_to:
- fig:26
basis: Phocus is the brother murdered by Peleus and Telamon.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:27
label: destroyer of defenses
assigned_to:
- fig:27
basis: Neptune is said to destroy the trenches and embankments before the ships.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:28
label: deity represented by protective statue
assigned_to:
- fig:28
basis: The Palladium is the statue of Minerva protecting Troy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: bird-feather clothing
literal_form: clothing made from feathers of birds
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: protective shield
literal_form: Ajax’s shield covering wounded Ulysses
associated_figures:
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:3
label: Pelion-wood spear
literal_form: spear of Achilles cut from wood on Mount Pelion and given by Chiron
to Peleus
associated_figures:
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: divine pestilence
literal_form: pestilence sent by offended Apollo
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:5
label: fatal exchanged gifts
literal_form: Hector’s belt received from Ajax and Ajax’s sword received from Hector
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:6
label: Palladium
literal_form: hidden statue of Minerva guarding Troy while held by the Trojans
associated_figures:
- fig:28
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: sym:7
label: trenches and embankments before ships
literal_form: defensive trenches and embankments before the Greek ships
associated_figures:
- fig:27
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Philoctetes’ Lemnian survival
summary: Philoctetes is described as surviving in Lemnos and making clothing from
bird feathers.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Battlefield rescue and shield protection
summary: Nestor is wounded and endangered until Diomedes rescues him, while Ajax
separately protects wounded Ulysses with a shield.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Lot for Hector’s challenge
summary: Greek warriors draw lots to determine who will accept Hector’s challenge.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Dolon and Rhesus night-raid episode
summary: Dolon is intercepted and forced to reveal information, and Rhesus is slain
soon after his arrival.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Helenus as prophetic captive and later ruler
summary: Helenus is captured by Diomedes and Ulysses, spared because of his prophetic
skill, marries Andromache, and later rules part of Chaonia.
figure_refs:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:11
- fig:12
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:6
label: Heroic spear genealogy
summary: Achilles’ spear is traced to Mount Pelion wood and to Chiron’s gift to
Peleus.
figure_refs:
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:7
label: Apollo’s pestilence and restoration of Chryseis
summary: Apollo sends pestilence after being offended, and Chryseis is returned
to Chryses to stop it.
figure_refs:
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:8
label: Fatal exchange of Hector and Ajax
summary: Hector and Ajax fight without a victor, exchange gifts, and those gifts
later become instruments of death.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: scene:9
label: Palladium as Troy’s guardian
summary: The Palladium, a hidden statue of Minerva, is described as ensuring Troy’s
safety while it remains in Trojan possession.
figure_refs:
- fig:28
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: scene:10
label: Neptune destroys the ship defenses
summary: The trenches and embankments before the Greek ships are said to be destroyed
later by Neptune.
figure_refs:
- fig:27
symbol_refs:
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: exile survival through improvised animal-derived clothing
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Philoctetes in Lemnos makes clothing from bird feathers during exile.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is a note, not a full narrative episode, and gives only a
brief detail.
- id: motif:2
label: battlefield rescue of an endangered elder or ally
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Nestor is nearly killed but rescued by Diomedes; Ulysses is protected by
Ajax’s shield when wounded.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The notes summarize separate allusions and do not present a continuous
scene.
- id: motif:3
label: heroic weapon received through a prior sacred or semi-divine giver
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Achilles’ spear comes from Mount Pelion wood and was given by the centaur
Chiron to Peleus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the gift but does not elaborate a ritual or contractual
exchange.
- id: motif:4
label: divine parentage in heroic genealogy
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Sarpedon is son of Jupiter and Europa; Ulysses’ maternal genealogy is traced
to Mercury through Autolycus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
confidence: high
cautions: The material is genealogical annotation rather than a birth narrative.
- id: motif:5
label: offended god sends pestilence requiring restoration
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Apollo sends pestilence after being offended, and Chryseis is returned to
Chryses so the plague may stop.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: high
cautions: The note summarizes the episode briefly and does not supply Apollo’s full
grievance.
- id: motif:6
label: fatal gift exchange between enemy champions
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Hector and Ajax exchange gifts after inconclusive combat; Hector is later
dragged by the belt he received and Ajax kills himself with Hector’s sword.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The exchange is clearly stated, though the passage does not call it sacred.
- id: motif:7
label: protective hidden cult statue securing a city
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Palladium, a hidden statue of Minerva, is said to guard Troy’s safety
while possessed by the Trojans.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
confidence: high
cautions: The note does not narrate the statue’s theft or removal, only its protective
function.
- id: motif:8
label: prophetic captive spared and later enthroned
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Helenus is skilled in prophecy, captured, spared, married to Andromache,
and later succeeds to a Chaonian throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The succession is reported in a compressed note and is not framed as a
legitimacy ritual.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The notes explicitly connect several alluded Trojan War episodes to Homeric
Iliad material, including Nestor’s danger, the Dolon and Rhesus episode, and Hector’s
challenge or combat with Ajax.
claim_level: same_motif
target: Homeric Iliad Trojan War episodes
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:12
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The comparison is based on editorial notes citing Homeric passages;
the Ovidian narrative lines themselves are not included in this passage excerpt.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8965-8972; footnotes 12-13
quote_or_summary: Attius is cited for Philoctetes in Lemnos making clothing from
bird feathers; the note contrasts Philoctetes’ exile with Palamedes’ death.
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 8974-8982; footnotes 14-15
quote_or_summary: Nestor is wounded by Paris and overtaken by Hector; Diomedes rescues
him while Ulysses flees; the note refers to Homeric words given to Diomedes.
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 8984-8986; footnote 16
quote_or_summary: Ajax, at Menelaus’ request, protected wounded Ulysses with his
shield.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8988-8992; footnote 17
quote_or_summary: Greek warriors drew lots to decide who should accept Hector’s
challenge; Homer says the Greeks wished the lot to fall to Ajax Telamon, Ajax
Oileus, or Agamemnon.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 8994-9004 and 9065-9069; footnotes 18, 19, 35
quote_or_summary: Rhesus is slain by Ulysses and Diomedes on the night of his arrival;
Dolon, sent by Hector as a spy, is intercepted, compelled to disclose Trojan camp
information and Rhesus’ arrival, and slain.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 9006-9010; footnote 20
quote_or_summary: Helenus is skilled in prophecy; after being captured by Diomedes
and Ulysses, his life is saved; he marries Andromache and later succeeds to part
of Chaonia.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 9015-9018; footnote 22
quote_or_summary: Achilles’ spear was cut from wood on Mount Pelion and given by
the centaur Chiron to Peleus.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 9023-9026; footnote 24
quote_or_summary: Peleus and Telamon are described as banished for murdering their
brother Phocus.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 9028-9031; footnote 25
quote_or_summary: Anticlea, mother of Ulysses, is daughter of Autolycus; Mercury
is father of Autolycus by Chione.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 9056-9060; footnote 33
quote_or_summary: Ulysses was sent to restore Chryseis to Chryses, priest of Apollo,
so that the pestilence sent by the offended god might be stayed.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 9071-9073; footnote 36
quote_or_summary: Sarpedon is son of Jupiter and Europa, king of Lycia, ally of
the Trojans, and slain by Patroclus.
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 9079-9084; footnote 39
quote_or_summary: 'Hector and Ajax Telamon fight in single combat with neither victorious;
they exchange gifts fatal to both: Hector is dragged by Ajax’s belt and Ajax kills
himself with Hector’s sword.'
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rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 9089-9091; footnote 41
quote_or_summary: The hidden statue is the Palladium, a statue of Minerva destined
to guard Troy’s safety as long as the Trojans possess it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 9051-9054; footnote 32
quote_or_summary: The note describes trenches and embankments before the Greek ships,
later destroyed by Neptune.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 9044-9046; footnote 30
quote_or_summary: A note says an allusion is made to Menelaus’ loss of his wife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 9086-9087; footnote 40
quote_or_summary: The Dardanian prophet is identified as Helenus, son of Priam.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 9020-9021; footnote 23
quote_or_summary: Achilles was discovered while concealed among the daughters of
Lycomedes, king of Scyros.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: lines 9062-9063; footnote 34
quote_or_summary: Thersites is described as beaten by Ulysses and later killed by
Achilles with a blow of his fist.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/metamorphoses-books-8-15-riley.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
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notes: The passage consists of editorial footnotes summarizing mythic allusions,
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