batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l5585-l5598
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l5585-l5598
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: NAPAEAE AND OREADES. / THE WINDS. / PAN (FAUNUS). / FAUNUS.; lines 5585-5598
start: '5585'
end: '5598'
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 Faunus as an old Italian divinity identified with
Pan, associated with shepherds, fertility, warding off wolves, prophecy, woods
and fields, frightening travelers in solitary places, bad dreams, and stealthy
nocturnal entry into houses. Fauna is named as his wife and participant in his
functions.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Faunus is described as an old Italian divinity of the Romans.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Faunus is called the god of shepherds and is identified with the Greek Pan.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Faunus is frequently called Inuus, glossed as the fertilizer, and Lupercus,
glossed as the one who wards off wolves.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: Faunus possesses the gift of prophecy.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Faunus is the presiding spirit of the woods and fields.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Faunus can alarm travellers in solitary places.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:7
text: Bad dreams and evil apparitions are attributed to Faunus.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Faunus is believed to enter houses stealthily at night to cause bad dreams
and evil apparitions.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Fauna is the wife of Faunus and participates in his functions.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Faunus
description: An old Italian divinity of the Romans, god of shepherds, identified
with the Greek Pan, associated with fertility, wolf-averting protection, prophecy,
woods and fields, alarming travellers, bad dreams, evil apparitions, and stealthy
nocturnal house-entry.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Pan
description: Greek divinity with whom Faunus is identified and whose similar representation
and faculties Faunus shares.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Fauna
description: Wife of Faunus who participates in his functions.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
roles:
- id: role:1
label: shepherd deity
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Faunus is described as the god of shepherds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: fertilizer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Faunus is called Inuus, glossed as the fertilizer.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: wolf-averter
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Faunus is called Lupercus, glossed as the one who wards off wolves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:4
label: prophetic woodland and field spirit
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Faunus possesses prophecy and presides over woods and fields.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: nocturnal frightener
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Faunus alarms travellers in solitary places and is associated with bad dreams,
evil apparitions, and stealthy night entry into houses.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: Greek prototype
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage says Faunus is identified with Pan and shares faculties with
his Greek prototype.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: participating wife
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Fauna is described as wife of Faunus and as participating in his functions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: woods and fields
literal_form: woods and fields
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: wolves
literal_form: wolves
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:3
label: night house-entry
literal_form: houses at night
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Identification of Faunus with Pan
summary: The passage identifies Faunus, an old Italian Roman divinity and god of
shepherds, with the Greek Pan and says he was represented similarly.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Functions and powers of Faunus
summary: Faunus is described under the names Inuus and Lupercus, with powers and
functions involving fertility, warding off wolves, prophecy, presiding over woods
and fields, alarming travellers, and causing bad dreams and evil apparitions through
stealthy night entry.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Fauna shares Faunus's functions
summary: Fauna is named as the wife of Faunus and as participating in his functions.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: rustic deity as protector and fertility power
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Faunus is god of shepherds, called the fertilizer, and called the one who
wards off wolves.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage is a handbook description rather than a narrative episode.
- id: motif:2
label: wild-place spirit who frightens solitary travellers
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Faunus is presiding spirit of woods and fields and shares the faculty of
alarming travellers in solitary places.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy reference is approximate; the passage does not explicitly
describe boundary crossing or trickery.
- id: motif:3
label: nocturnal spirit causing dreams and apparitions
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Bad dreams and evil apparitions are attributed to Faunus, who is believed
to enter houses stealthily at night for this purpose.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The passage summarizes a belief and does not provide a specific story.
- id: motif:4
label: divine consort sharing functions
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_marriage
basis: Fauna is the wife of Faunus and participates in his functions.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage states marital relation and shared functions but gives no
marriage myth or ritual context.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The passage explicitly compares Faunus with the Greek Pan by identification,
similar representation, and shared faculties.
claim_level: same_function
target: Greek Pan
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: high
limitations: The passage gives a handbook identification and does not analyze historical
development or distinguish Roman and Greek cult contexts.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5585-5589
quote_or_summary: Faunus is described as an old Italian Roman divinity, god of shepherds,
identified with the Greek Pan and represented similarly.
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 5590-5591
quote_or_summary: Faunus is frequently called Inuus, the fertilizer, and Lupercus,
the one who wards off wolves.
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 5591-5594
quote_or_summary: Like Pan, Faunus possesses prophecy, presides over woods and fields,
and can alarm travellers in solitary places.
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 5594-5597
quote_or_summary: Bad dreams and evil apparitions are attributed to Faunus, and
he is believed to enter houses stealthily at night for this purpose.
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 5598
quote_or_summary: Fauna is described as the wife of Faunus and as participating
in his functions.
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: The passage is descriptive and explicit about figures and functions. Motif
candidates are partly interpretive because no extended narrative is present.
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: |-
Used only the provided passage and metadata; taxonomy references included only where cautiously supportable.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg__l5585-l5598
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