batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l5940-l5953
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l5940-l5953
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: CONSUS. / LIBITINA. / LAVERNA. / COMUS.; lines 5940-5953
start: '5940'
end: '5953'
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 Laverna as a goddess presiding over thieves, artifice,
and fraud, with an altar and sacred grove associated with her. It then identifies
Comus as a genius presiding over banquets, revelry, and pleasure, and describes
him as a flower-crowned, wine-flushed young man in a drunken posture with a torch
falling from his hand.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Laverna is described as the presiding goddess of thieves, artifice, and fraud.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: An altar to Laverna stood near the Porta Lavernalis, which was named after
her.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Laverna possessed a sacred grove on the Via Salavia.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Comus is described as the presiding genius of banquets, festive scenes, revelry,
joyous pleasures, and reckless gaiety.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Comus is represented as a young man crowned with flowers, with his face heated
and flushed with wine.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Comus leans against a post in a half-sleepy and drunken attitude, with a torch
falling from his hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Laverna
description: Presiding goddess of thieves, artifice, and fraud; associated with
an altar near the Porta Lavernalis and a sacred grove on the Via Salavia.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Comus
description: Presiding genius of banquets, festive scenes, revelry, joyous pleasures,
and reckless gaiety; represented as a flower-crowned, wine-flushed young man in
a drunken attitude with a torch falling from his hand.
role_refs:
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Presiding goddess of thieves and fraud
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage explicitly calls Laverna the presiding goddess of thieves, artifice,
and fraud.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Presiding genius of revelry
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage explicitly calls Comus the presiding genius of banquets, festive
scenes, revelry, and pleasures.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: Drunken reveler figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage describes Comus as wine-flushed, half-sleepy, drunken, flower-crowned,
and holding a falling torch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Altar
literal_form: Altar erected to Laverna near the Porta Lavernalis
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Sacred grove
literal_form: Sacred grove possessed by Laverna on the Via Salavia
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: Flowers
literal_form: Flowers crowning Comus
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: Wine
literal_form: Wine associated with Comus's heated and flushed face
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:5
label: Torch
literal_form: Torch falling from Comus's hand
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:6
label: Post
literal_form: Post against which Comus leans
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Laverna's domains and cult places
summary: 'Laverna is identified by her sphere of patronage and by cult places associated
with her: an altar near the Porta Lavernalis and a sacred grove on the Via Salavia.'
figure_refs:
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Iconographic representation of Comus
summary: Comus is identified by his sphere of revelry and described in a visual
representation as a flower-crowned, wine-flushed young man leaning drunkenly against
a post while a torch falls from his hand.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:4
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Divine patronage of theft and fraud
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Laverna presides over thieves, artifice, and fraud, linking a divine figure
to deception and illicit boundary-crossing behavior.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage names patronage of theft and fraud but does not narrate a
trickster episode or boundary-crossing action.
- id: motif:2
label: Personified revelry as a drunken youth
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Comus presides over banquets and revelry and is represented as a drunken,
flower-crowned young man with wine and a falling torch.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family directly matches banquet revelry or personified
festivity.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 5940-5943
quote_or_summary: Laverna is the presiding goddess of thieves, artifice, and fraud;
she has an altar near the Porta Lavernalis and a sacred grove on the Via Salavia.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 5946-5948
quote_or_summary: Comus is the presiding genius of banquets, festive scenes, revelry,
joyous pleasures, and reckless gaiety.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 5950-5953
quote_or_summary: Comus is represented as a young man crowned with flowers, flushed
with wine, leaning against a post in a half-sleepy drunken attitude, with a torch
falling from his hand.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized from provided passage.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: Extraction is based on a short descriptive handbook passage. Motif identification
is limited because the passage gives attributes and iconography rather than narrative
episodes. No comparison claims are made.
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: |-
Only the provided passage and metadata were used. The passage text supplied for this record includes Laverna and Comus, despite the broader locator label also naming Consus and Libitina.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg__l5940-l5953
passage_sha256=35ee56df41963dc8be6dfd7e364dc7c9850d6113ef64bbb496167c9e2c6e26a2