batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l4663-l4680
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l4663-l4680
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: THANATOS (MORS) AND HYPNUS (SOMNUS). / MORPHEUS. / THE GORGONS. / GRAEAE.;
lines 4663-4680
start: '4663'
end: '4680'
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 describes the Graeae as three sisters and servants of the Gorgons,
originally personifications of kindly venerable old age, later represented as
misshapen old women sharing one eye, one tooth, and one gray wig. Perseus visits
them in the far west to learn the way to the Gorgons and withholds their shared
eye, tooth, and wig until they give him directions.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The Graeae are three in number and are named Pephredo, Enyo, and Dino.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Graeae act as servants to their sisters the Gorgons.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: In an earlier conception, the Graeae are personifications of kindly and venerable
old age and possess benevolent attributes without old age's natural infirmities.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The Graeae are described as old and gray from birth and remaining so.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: In a later conception, the Graeae are described as misshapen, decrepit, hideously
ugly females who share one eye, one tooth, and one gray wig.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The shared eye, tooth, and wig are lent to one another when one Graea wishes
to appear before the world.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Perseus goes to the abode of the Graeae in the far west to ask the way to
the Gorgons during his expedition to slay Medusa.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: After the Graeae refuse to give information, Perseus deprives them of their
one eye, tooth, and wig and restores them only after receiving directions.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Graeae
description: Three sisters of the Gorgons, named Pephredo, Enyo, and Dino; later
described as misshapen old women sharing one eye, one tooth, and one gray wig.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Pephredo
description: One of the three Graeae.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Enyo
description: One of the three Graeae.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dino
description: One of the three Graeae.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Gorgons
description: Sisters of the Graeae, served by the Graeae.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Perseus
description: The figure who enters an expedition to slay Medusa, visits the Graeae,
and takes their shared eye, tooth, and wig until they provide directions.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Medusa
description: The target of Perseus's expedition to slay her.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
roles:
- id: role:1
label: one of three Graeae
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
basis: The passage states that the Graeae are three in number and names them Pephredo,
Enyo, and Dino.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: servants and sisters of the Gorgons
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The Graeae are described as servants to their sisters the Gorgons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: personifications of old age
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage says they were originally personifications of kindly and venerable
old age.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: served sisters
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Gorgons are identified as sisters whom the Graeae serve.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: questing visitor seeking directions
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Perseus visits the Graeae to inquire the way to the Gorgons during his expedition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: coercive taker of shared objects
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Perseus deprives the Graeae of their shared eye, tooth, and wig until he
receives directions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:7
label: slaying target
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Medusa is named as the being Perseus sets out to slay.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: shared eye
literal_form: one eye shared among the Graeae
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:2
label: shared tooth
literal_form: one tooth shared among the Graeae
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:3
label: shared gray wig
literal_form: one gray wig shared among the Graeae
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: sym:4
label: far western abode
literal_form: the abode of the Graeae in the far west
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Description of the Graeae
summary: The Graeae are introduced as three named sisters and servants of the Gorgons,
originally personifications of kindly old age and later depicted as hideous old
women sharing one eye, tooth, and gray wig.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Perseus obtains directions from the Graeae
summary: Perseus goes to the Graeae in the far west to find the way to the Gorgons;
when they refuse to tell him, he takes their shared eye, tooth, and wig and restores
them only after receiving directions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: three old sisters sharing vital objects
taxonomy_refs:
- sibling_pair
basis: The Graeae are a group of sisters, three in number, who share one eye, one
tooth, and one gray wig.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: Available taxonomy includes sibling_pair but not a precise triadic-sisters
category; the passage concerns three sisters rather than a pair.
- id: motif:2
label: quester coerces guardians or informants to obtain directions
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Perseus seeks the way to the Gorgons and withholds the Graeae's shared possessions
until they give him necessary directions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage supports a quest episode, but the available taxonomy does
not include a more specific direction-from-guardian motif.
- id: motif:3
label: deprivation and restoration of a shared sense-object
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Perseus deprives the Graeae of their shared eye, along with their tooth and
wig, and restores them after they provide information.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy reference is available.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 4663-4667
quote_or_summary: The Graeae are three named sisters, Pephredo, Enyo, and Dino,
and act as servants to their sisters the Gorgons.
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 4668-4672
quote_or_summary: The Graeae were originally conceived as personifications of kindly,
venerable old age, old and gray from birth, without natural infirmities.
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 4672-4676
quote_or_summary: Later tradition describes the Graeae as misshapen, decrepit, ugly
females sharing one eye, one tooth, and one gray wig, lending these among themselves.
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 4677-4679
quote_or_summary: Perseus, on his expedition to slay Medusa, goes to the Graeae's
abode in the far west to ask the way to the Gorgons.
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: summary
locator: lines 4679-4680
quote_or_summary: When the Graeae refuse information, Perseus takes their shared
eye, tooth, and wig and does not restore them until he receives directions.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy mapping
is approximate where the available taxonomy lacks precise categories for triadic
sisters or shared sensory organs. No comparison claims were added because the
passage does not itself make comparative claims.
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: |-
Line locators follow the supplied stable markdown range. Empty comparison_claims reflects lack of passage-supported comparisons.
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