batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l1878-l1983
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l1878-l1983
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: THEMIS. / VESTA. / CERES. / APHRODITE (VENUS).; lines 1878-1983
start: '1878'
end: '1983'
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: The passage identifies Roman Ceres with Greek Demeter and describes her
Roman festival. It then presents Aphrodite/Venus as goddess of love and beauty,
recounting her parentage, sea-associated birth traditions, motherhood of Eros
and Aeneas, attachment to Adonis, magic girdle, attendants, iconography, sacred
animals and plants, and alleged connection with Astarte/Ashtoreth.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Roman Ceres is described as the Greek Demeter under another name, with identical
attributes, worship, and festivals.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The worship of Ceres is said to have been introduced to Rome through Sicily
by Greek colonists, and the Cerealia began on April 12 and lasted several days.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Aphrodite is described as the daughter of Zeus and the sea-nymph Dione and
as goddess of Love and Beauty.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: One birth account says Dione gave birth to Aphrodite beneath the waves and
that Aphrodite ascended from the ocean-depths to Olympus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Aphrodite is described as mother of Eros and Aeneas, and as aiding the wounded
Aeneas in battle at personal risk.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Aphrodite placed the motherless infant Adonis in a chest and entrusted him
to Persephone, who later refused to part with him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Zeus divided Adonis's year among Persephone, Aphrodite, and Adonis's own disposal;
Adonis then voluntarily gave his free portion to Aphrodite.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: Adonis was killed by a wild boar during the chase; afterward Aides allowed
him to spend half the year with Aphrodite and half in the lower world.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Aphrodite possessed a magic girdle or cestus that could inspire affection
for the wearer and invest the wearer with grace, beauty, and fascination.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: The Charites or Graces are named as Aphrodite's usual attendants.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: A second birth account says Aphrodite arose from sea-foam mingled with the
blood of wounded Uranus, stood in a sea-shell, floated to Cythera, and was transported
to Cyprus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: When Aphrodite stepped onto Cyprus, the sand became a verdant meadow, and
the Seasons adorned her with garments and jewelry before nymphs escorted her to
Olympus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: Hephaestus is described as Aphrodite's husband, though she preferred other
gods and mortal men at various times.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Aphrodite is represented in the Venus of Milo and in images where she confines
her dripping hair while nymphs veil her.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- ev:15
- id: obs:15
text: The dove, swan, swallow, and sparrow are listed as sacred to Aphrodite; the
myrtle, apple-tree, rose, and poppy are listed as her favorite plants.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:16
text: The passage says Aphrodite's worship was introduced into Greece from Central
Asia and identifies her originally with Astarte, the biblical Ashtoreth.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ceres / Demeter
description: Roman Ceres is identified with Greek Demeter, with identical attributes,
worship, and festivals.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Aphrodite / Venus
description: Goddess of Love and Beauty, associated with sea-birth traditions, Eros,
Aeneas, Adonis, the cestus, Graces, sacred animals and plants, and later identification
with Astarte/Ashtoreth.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:11
- ev:16
- ev:17
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Dione
description: Sea-nymph named as Aphrodite's mother in one account.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Zeus
description: Named as Aphrodite's father and as judge in the dispute over Adonis.
role_refs:
- role:7
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:7
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Eros / Cupid
description: God of Love and child of Aphrodite.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Aeneas
description: Trojan hero, head of the colony from which Rome arose, and child of
Aphrodite whom she aids when wounded.
role_refs:
- role:10
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Adonis
description: Beautiful youth fostered by Aphrodite and Persephone, loved by Aphrodite,
killed by a boar, and later divided between Aphrodite and the lower world.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Persephone
description: Caretaker and rival foster-mother of Adonis, who refused to part with
him.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Aides
description: Ruler of the lower world who permits Adonis to spend half the year
with Aphrodite and half below.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Charites / Graces
description: Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia, usual attendants of Aphrodite.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Uranus
description: Wounded by Cronus in the Hesiodic birth account; his blood mingles
with sea-foam before Aphrodite arises.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Cronus
description: Son of Uranus who wounds him in the Hesiodic birth account of Aphrodite.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Seasons
description: Receivers of Aphrodite on Cyprus who dress and adorn her.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Hephaestus
description: Husband of Aphrodite in the passage.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Astarte / Ashtoreth
description: Aphrodite is said to have been originally identical with Astarte, the
Ashtoreth of the Bible.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
roles:
- id: role:1
label: identified agricultural goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ceres is identified with Demeter and linked to Roman worship and festivals.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: goddess of love and beauty
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage directly names Aphrodite as goddess of Love and Beauty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:3
label: sea-born goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aphrodite is born beneath waves in one account and from sea-foam in another.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: role:4
label: divine mother
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aphrodite is mother of Eros and Aeneas and protects Aeneas.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:5
label: lover and mourner of Adonis
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Aphrodite is attached to Adonis and mourns his death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: role:6
label: sea-nymph mother
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Dione is named as sea-nymph mother of Aphrodite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: divine father
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Zeus is named as Aphrodite's father.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: arbiter
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Zeus decides how Adonis's year should be divided.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: child of Aphrodite
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Eros is named as Aphrodite's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:10
label: child of Aphrodite
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Aeneas is named as Aphrodite's son.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: wounded hero aided by mother
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Aphrodite assists Aeneas after he is wounded in battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: beautiful beloved youth
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Adonis is described as beautiful and tenderly loved by Aphrodite.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: periodic dweller in lower world
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Adonis spends half the year with Aphrodite and half in the lower world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:14
label: foster-mother and rival claimant
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Persephone cares for Adonis and refuses to part with him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:15
label: underworld authority
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Aides permits Adonis to spend alternating halves of the year above and below.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:16
label: divine attendants
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The Charites or Graces are named as Aphrodite's usual attendants.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:17
label: wounded primordial figure
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Uranus is wounded and his blood mingles with sea-foam in Aphrodite's birth
account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:18
label: wounding son
assigned_to:
- fig:12
basis: Cronus wounds Uranus in the birth account.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: role:19
label: adorners of goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:13
basis: The Seasons dress and ornament Aphrodite after her arrival on Cyprus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: role:20
label: divine husband
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Hephaestus is named as Aphrodite's husband.
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: role:21
label: identified Near Eastern goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: The passage identifies Aphrodite with Astarte/Ashtoreth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sea and sea-foam
literal_form: waves, ocean-depths, sea-foam, and bubbling waters associated with
Aphrodite's birth
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:11
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- id: sym:2
label: Olympus
literal_form: snow-capped summits and dazzling halls of Olympus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:12
- id: sym:3
label: chest containing Adonis
literal_form: a chest in which Aphrodite places the motherless babe Adonis before
entrusting him to Persephone
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:7
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: wild boar
literal_form: wild boar that kills Adonis during the chase
associated_figures:
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: magic girdle or cestus
literal_form: girdle endowed with power to inspire affection and confer grace, beauty,
and fascination
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: sea-shell and pearls
literal_form: sea-shell in which Aphrodite stands, with water-drops transformed
into pearls
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:7
label: Cyprus transformed into meadow
literal_form: dry sand becoming a verdant meadow when Aphrodite steps ashore
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:8
label: gold wreath and ornaments
literal_form: gold wreath, rings, chain, and immortal garments bestowed by the Seasons
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:13
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: sym:9
label: sacred birds of Aphrodite
literal_form: dove, swan, swallow, and sparrow
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: sym:10
label: plants of Aphrodite
literal_form: myrtle, apple-tree, rose, and poppy
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Ceres identified and festival noted
summary: Ceres is equated with Greek Demeter; her worship is traced to Sicily, and
the Cerealia is dated to April 12 and following days.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Aphrodite's sea birth and ascent
summary: Aphrodite is born beneath the waves to Dione and Zeus and ascends from
the ocean-depths to Olympus.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Aphrodite aids Aeneas
summary: Aphrodite, mother of Aeneas, assists him after he is wounded in battle
and is herself wounded while trying to save him.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Adonis divided between goddesses and worlds
summary: Aphrodite entrusts Adonis to Persephone, Zeus arbitrates their competing
claims, Adonis dies by a boar, and Aides permits him to alternate between Aphrodite
and the lower world.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: The cestus of Aphrodite
summary: Aphrodite's magic girdle is lent to unhappy maidens and gives the wearer
power to inspire affection and appear graceful, beautiful, and fascinating.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:6
label: Foam-born Aphrodite reaches Cyprus and Olympus
summary: In the Hesiodic account, Aphrodite arises from sea-foam mingled with Uranus's
blood, floats to Cythera, reaches Cyprus, transforms the shore, is adorned by
the Seasons, and is escorted to Olympus.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:7
label: Aphrodite's iconography and sacred emblems
summary: The passage describes the Venus of Milo, another image of Aphrodite binding
her wet hair, and her sacred birds and plants.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- ev:15
- ev:16
- id: scene:8
label: Aphrodite and Astarte identified
summary: Aphrodite's worship is said to have come from Central Asia, and she is
identified with Astarte/Ashtoreth.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:15
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Goddess identified across cultures under another name
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Ceres is described as Greek Demeter under the Roman name, with identical
worship and attributes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: This is an identification claim in the handbook, not a narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
label: Sea-born goddess ascending to heaven
taxonomy_refs:
- ascent
- sacred_birth
basis: Aphrodite is born beneath the waves and ascends from the ocean-depths to
Olympus; another account has her arise from sea-foam and travel to Cyprus and
Olympus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: high
cautions: The passage gives multiple birth traditions rather than a single harmonized
narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: Protective divine mother aiding wounded heroic child
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_parent_child
basis: Aphrodite is mother of Aeneas and comes to help him when he is wounded in
battle, suffering injury herself.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage only summarizes the Iliadic episode.
- id: motif:4
label: Beloved youth divided between upper world and lower world
taxonomy_refs:
- death_rebirth
- seasonal_cycle
- stolen_beloved
basis: Adonis is claimed by Aphrodite and Persephone, dies, and is then permitted
to spend half the year with Aphrodite and half in the lower world.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not explicitly interpret the alternation as vegetation
symbolism, though the half-year cycle supports a seasonal-cycle candidate.
- id: motif:5
label: Magic love-bestowing garment
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Aphrodite's cestus can be lent out and gives its wearer the power to inspire
affection and appear beautiful and fascinating.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is functional and approximate; the object is not
described as an exchange in a ritual sense.
- id: motif:6
label: Divine arrival makes barren ground fertile
taxonomy_refs:
- mother_goddess
- seasonal_cycle
basis: When Aphrodite steps ashore on Cyprus, dry sand becomes a verdant meadow
filled with colors and odors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage describes transformation of landscape but does not call Aphrodite
an agricultural or mother goddess in this scene.
- id: motif:7
label: Divine adornment before heavenly reception
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Seasons clothe and ornament Aphrodite before nymphs escort her to Olympus,
where gods and goddesses receive her.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: No specific supplied taxonomy family directly matches adornment and reception.
- id: motif:8
label: Goddess of love assimilated to Near Eastern goddess
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The passage says Aphrodite was originally identical with Astarte/Ashtoreth
and that her worship came from Central Asia.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a historical-religious identification asserted by the source,
not demonstrated within the passage.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly equates Roman Ceres with Greek Demeter, treating them
as the same divinity under different names.
claim_level: same_function
target: Greek Demeter and Roman Ceres
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage frames the identification broadly but gives no independent
evidence beyond the handbook assertion.
- id: claim:2
claim: The passage explicitly identifies Aphrodite with Astarte/Ashtoreth and associates
Aphrodite's worship with an origin outside Greece.
claim_level: historical_contact
target: Astarte / Ashtoreth and Aphrodite
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The claim is supported only as an assertion within this later handbook;
no primary evidence or detailed transmission history is provided in the passage.
- id: claim:3
claim: The Adonis episode in the passage fits a recurring pattern of a beloved figure
alternating between a deity above and the lower world.
claim_level: same_motif
target: seasonal-cycle or death-return motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage narrates the alternation but does not explicitly compare
it to other myths or interpret it as seasonal renewal.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 1878-1883
quote_or_summary: Ceres is described as Greek Demeter under another name, with identical
attributes, worship, and festivals.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 1884-1891
quote_or_summary: Ceres' worship is said to have come through Sicily from Greek
colonists; the Cerealia began April 12 and lasted several days.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 1892-1898
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite is introduced as daughter of Zeus and the sea-nymph
Dione and goddess of Love and Beauty.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 1899-1906
quote_or_summary: Dione gives birth to Aphrodite beneath the waves; Aphrodite ascends
from the ocean-depths to Olympus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 1907-1917
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite is mother of Eros and Aeneas; when Aeneas is wounded,
she helps him and is wounded while trying to save him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 1918-1927
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite loves Adonis, places him as a motherless infant in a
chest, and entrusts him to Persephone, who refuses to part with him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 1927-1935
quote_or_summary: Zeus decides Adonis will spend four months with Persephone, four
with Aphrodite, and four on his own; Adonis gives his own time to Aphrodite.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 1935-1942
quote_or_summary: Adonis is killed by a wild boar during the chase; after Aphrodite's
grief, Aides permits him to spend six months yearly with her and six in the lower
world.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 1943-1951
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite's magic girdle, the cestus, can inspire affection for
the wearer and confer grace, beauty, and fascination.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 1952-1955
quote_or_summary: The Charites or Graces, Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia, are Aphrodite's
usual attendants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 1956-1970
quote_or_summary: In the Hesiodic account, Uranus's blood mingles with sea-foam,
and Aphrodite arises from the sea, standing in a shell as drops become pearls;
she floats to Cythera and Cyprus.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 1970-1983
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite steps onto Cyprus and the sand becomes a meadow; the
Seasons dress and ornament her, and nymphs escort her to Olympus, where the gods
receive her.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 1983-1991
quote_or_summary: Hephaestus becomes Aphrodite's husband; she is described as faithless
and as preferring other gods and mortal men at various times.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 1992-2005
quote_or_summary: The Venus of Milo is described as a statue of Aphrodite with graceful
form, expressive face, and drapery from the waist downward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 2006-2008
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite is often represented binding her dripping hair while
attendant nymphs cover her in a gauzy veil.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 2009-2012
quote_or_summary: The dove, swan, swallow, and sparrow are sacred to Aphrodite;
her favorite plants are myrtle, apple-tree, rose, and poppy.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 2013-2019
quote_or_summary: Aphrodite's worship is said to have been introduced into Greece
from Central Asia, and she is identified with Astarte, the biblical Ashtoreth.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction uses only the supplied passage. Some evidence locators extend
beyond the user-supplied line end because the provided passage text includes material
after the stated 1983 endpoint; these are retained as passage-internal locator
estimates and should be reviewed against the canonical markdown.
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 figures, symbols, or comparisons were added beyond those directly stated or strongly supported in the supplied passage. Taxonomy references are limited to the provided motif families and symbols.
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