batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l11775-l11823
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l11775-l11823
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY. / PRONOUNCING INDEX. / A COMPLETE COURSE
IN THE STUDY OF ENGLISH. / NOTES; lines 11775-11823
start: '11775'
end: '11823'
translation: Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: 'A series of notes explains attributes and relationships in Greek and Roman
myth: sons of Poseidon are described as forceful and turbulent like the sea; Romulus
is said to have been deified as Quirinus; Midas is identified as son of Cybele
and Gordius; neutral shades dwell joylessly in the Asphodel meadows of Hades;
Echidna is described as half maiden and half serpent; Amalthea''s horn is said
to fill itself with whatever its owner desires; Psyche is linked with the butterfly
as an emblem of the soul; Tiresias alone among the shades retains full mental
vigor. Other notes define a cubit, identify an Egyptian coast location, refer
to the Argonauts, name Deimos and Phobos as sons, and give pronunciation or variant-account
details.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The sons of Poseidon are described as forceful, turbulent, giant in power,
intractable, fiery, impatient, and resistant to control.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Their character is explicitly connected to Poseidon's role as presiding deity
over the sea.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Romulus was deified by the Romans after death and worshipped as Quirinus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Quirinus is an appellation shared by Romulus and Mars, who is identified as
Romulus's father.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Midas is identified as the son of Cybele and Gordius.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Gordius is identified as the king who tied a celebrated intricate knot.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Mortals whose lives were distinguished by neither virtue nor vice are described
as condemned to a monotonous, joyless existence in the Asphodel meadows of Hades.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Echidna is described as a bloodthirsty monster, half maiden and half serpent.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: One horn of the goat Amalthea, broken off by Zeus, is said to fill itself
with whatever its owner desired.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Psyche is said to mean "butterfly," which is described as the emblem of the
soul in ancient art.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Tiresias alone among the shades is described as retaining full mental vigor.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Poseidon
description: Father of sons described as forceful and turbulent; presiding deity
over the sea.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: sons of Poseidon
description: Figures distinguished by great force and turbulence of character and
described as fitting representatives of Poseidon.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Romulus
description: A figure deified by the Romans after death and worshipped as Quirinus.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Romans
description: People said to have deified Romulus after death and worshipped him
as Quirinus.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Quirinus
description: Name under which Romulus was worshipped; an appellation shared with
Mars.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Mars
description: Father of Romulus; shares the appellation Quirinus.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Midas
description: Son of Cybele and Gordius.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Cybele
description: Mother of Midas.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Gordius
description: Father of Midas and king who tied the celebrated intricate knot.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: shades of morally undistinguished mortals
description: Shades condemned to a monotonous, joyless existence in the Asphodel
meadows of Hades.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Echidna
description: Bloodthirsty monster, half maiden and half serpent.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Amalthea
description: Goat whose horn was broken off by Zeus and had a wish-filling property.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Zeus
description: Figure who broke off one of Amalthea's horns.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Psyche
description: Name said to signify butterfly, the emblem of the soul in ancient art.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Tiresias
description: Shade uniquely described as in full possession of mental vigor.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Momus
description: Figure in a variant account who discovered that Aphrodite made a noise
when she walked.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Aphrodite
description: Figure said in a variant account to make a noise when she walked.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Deimos and Phobos
description: Two sons named in the note.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: father
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:9
basis: The passage identifies Poseidon as father of his sons, Mars as father of
Romulus, and Gordius as father of Midas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:2
label: sea deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Poseidon is called the presiding deity over the sea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: turbulent divine offspring
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The sons of Poseidon are said to share forceful and turbulent traits suited
to their sea-god father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:4
label: deified after death
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Romulus is said to have been deified by the Romans after death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:5
label: worshipped figure
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Romulus is said to have been worshipped under the name Quirinus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:6
label: deifying worshippers
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: The Romans deified Romulus after death and worshipped him as Quirinus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:7
label: shared divine appellation
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Quirinus is an appellation shared by Romulus and Mars.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:8
label: child
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:18
basis: Midas is called the son of Cybele and Gordius; Deimos and Phobos are named
as two sons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:10
- id: role:9
label: mother
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Cybele is identified as mother of Midas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: knot-tying king
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Gordius is called the king who tied the celebrated intricate knot.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:11
label: condemned shades
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The morally neutral dead are described as condemned to the Asphodel meadows
of Hades.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:12
label: hybrid monster
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Echidna is described as a monster, half maiden and half serpent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: goat source of magical horn
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: The horn is identified as one of the horns of the goat Amalthea.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: breaker of horn
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: Zeus is said to have broken off one of Amalthea's horns.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:15
label: soul-linked name
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Psyche is said to signify butterfly, an emblem of the soul.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:16
label: mentally vigorous shade
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Tiresias alone among the shades is said to possess full mental vigor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:17
label: discoverer in variant account
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Momus is said to have discovered that Aphrodite made a noise when she walked.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: role:18
label: subject of variant account
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Aphrodite is the figure described in the variant account mentioned in the
note.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea
literal_form: the sea, the element over which Poseidon presides
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Asphodel meadows of Hades
literal_form: meadows in Hades where certain shades have a monotonous, joyless existence
associated_figures:
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: serpent body
literal_form: Echidna's half-serpent form
associated_figures:
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: wish-filling horn
literal_form: one horn of the goat Amalthea
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:5
label: butterfly as soul emblem
literal_form: butterfly, identified as the emblem of the soul in ancient art
associated_figures:
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:6
label: intricate knot
literal_form: celebrated and intricate knot tied by Gordius
associated_figures:
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Poseidon's sons characterized by the sea
summary: The sons of Poseidon are described as forceful, turbulent, and resistant
to control, in keeping with Poseidon's rule over the sea.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Romulus deified as Quirinus
summary: Romulus is said to have been deified after death by the Romans and worshipped
under the name Quirinus, an appellation shared with Mars.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Midas and the Gordian lineage
summary: Midas is identified as son of Cybele and Gordius, and Gordius is identified
as the king who tied a celebrated intricate knot.
figure_refs:
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Neutral dead in Asphodel
summary: The shades of mortals who were neither notably virtuous nor notably vicious
are described as condemned to a monotonous, joyless existence in the Asphodel
meadows of Hades.
figure_refs:
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:5
label: Hybrid Echidna
summary: Echidna is identified as a bloodthirsty monster with both maiden and serpent
form.
figure_refs:
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Amalthea's horn
summary: A horn of the goat Amalthea, broken off by Zeus, is said to fill itself
with whatever its owner desired.
figure_refs:
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: scene:7
label: Psyche, butterfly, and soul
summary: The word Psyche is said to mean butterfly, described as the emblem of the
soul in ancient art.
figure_refs:
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:8
label: Tiresias among the shades
summary: Tiresias is singled out as the only shade in full possession of mental
vigor.
figure_refs:
- fig:15
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: divine parent and turbulent offspring
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: The passage explicitly identifies Poseidon as father and describes his sons
as resembling him and the sea in forceful, turbulent character.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The note gives a general characterization rather than a narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
label: posthumous deification and worship
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Romulus is described as deified after death and worshipped under the name
Quirinus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: No specific available motif-family reference directly names apotheosis.
- id: motif:3
label: divine or notable parent-child lineage
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Midas is identified as son of Cybele and Gordius; Romulus is linked to Mars
as father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage provides genealogical notes, not a full birth or lineage narrative.
- id: motif:4
label: afterlife allotment for morally neutral shades
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
- divine_judgment
basis: The shades of mortals neither virtuous nor vicious are said to be condemned
to a joyless existence in the Asphodel meadows of Hades.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The note describes an afterlife condition and moral category but does
not narrate a journey or judgment scene.
- id: motif:5
label: serpentine hybrid monster
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Echidna is described as a bloodthirsty monster, half maiden and half serpent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: This is a descriptive note, not a complete monster-combat narrative.
- id: motif:6
label: self-filling horn of abundance
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Amalthea's horn is said to possess the power of filling itself with whatever
its owner desired.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: high
cautions: No available taxonomy reference directly matches horn of plenty or magical
abundance object.
- id: motif:7
label: soul represented by butterfly
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Psyche is said to signify butterfly, and the butterfly is described as the
emblem of the soul in ancient art.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: This is an emblematic note rather than a narrative motif.
- id: motif:8
label: exceptional wisdom or awareness among the dead
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Tiresias alone among the shades is described as retaining full mental vigor.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage does not explain the cause or narrative context of Tiresias's
exceptional condition.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 11775-11782, note [40]
quote_or_summary: The sons of Poseidon are described as forceful and turbulent,
like the sea over which Poseidon presides; they are called fitting representatives
of their progenitor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 11793-11795, note [45]
quote_or_summary: Romulus was deified by the Romans after death and worshipped as
Quirinus, an appellation shared with his father Mars.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 11797-11798, note [46]
quote_or_summary: Midas is identified as son of Cybele and Gordius, and Gordius
is identified as the king who tied a celebrated intricate knot.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 11800-11802, note [47]
quote_or_summary: Shades of mortals neither virtuous nor vicious are condemned to
a monotonous, joyless existence in the Asphodel meadows of Hades.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 11804, note [48]
quote_or_summary: '"Echidna was a bloodthirsty monster, half maiden, half serpent."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 11806-11808, note [49]
quote_or_summary: One horn of the goat Amalthea, broken off by Zeus, is said to
have the power of filling itself with whatever its owner desired.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: quote
locator: lines 11813-11814, note [51]
quote_or_summary: '"The word Psyche signifies \"butterfly,\" the emblem of the soul
in ancient art."'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: line 11816, note [52]
quote_or_summary: Tiresias alone among the shades is said to be in full possession
of mental vigor.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 11810-11811, note [50]
quote_or_summary: A variant account says Momus discovered that Aphrodite made a
noise when she walked.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: citation
locator: line 11791, note [44]
quote_or_summary: The note identifies Deimos and Phobos as two sons.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; citation/summary.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The passage consists mainly of explanatory notes rather than continuous mythic
narrative. Motif candidates are based only on explicit mythological descriptions
in the notes; pronunciation and measurement notes were not treated as motifs.
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 does not itself support cross-tradition or motif-family comparison beyond assigning available taxonomy references to candidate motifs and symbols.
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