batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l7050-l7143
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg-l7050-l7143
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
passage_locator:
label: CADMUS. / PERSEUS. / THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.; lines
7050-7143
start: '7050'
end: '7143'
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 recounts several episodes in the Argonauts'' voyage: Jason
is honored by Hypsipyle and the expedition is delayed by pleasure until Heracles
recalls its purpose; Heracles and the heroes defeat six-armed earth-born Giants
near the Doliones; a storm causes a night battle in which Jason unknowingly kills
king Cyzicus, followed by mourning rites; Hylas is drawn beneath a spring by a
fountain nymph and Heracles is left behind by divine will; Pollux defeats Amycus
in a boxing contest; and the Argonauts aid Phineus against the Harpies until Iris
intervenes.'
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Hypsipyle is struck by Jason's godlike and heroic presence, gives him her
father's sceptre, and invites him to sit on the throne beside her.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: The Argonauts delay their departure while living in feasting and pleasure,
until Heracles recalls them to their duty.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: The Doliones are described as descendants of Poseidon and as protected by
him against earth-born Giants with six arms.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Heracles sees the Giants blocking the harbour with huge rocks and attacks
them with arrows before the other heroes help destroy the remainder.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: A storm at night drives the Argo back to the Doliones, whose inhabitants mistake
the Argonauts for enemies.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Jason pierces king Cyzicus to the heart during the mistaken night battle,
after which both sides mourn when they recognize the error.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: In Mysia, Hylas searches for Heracles and reaches a secluded spring, where
the fountain nymph draws him beneath the waters.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Heracles and Polyphemus search for Hylas while the Argo sails away and leaves
them behind.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:9
text: Glaucus rises from the waves and tells the Argonauts that Zeus wills Heracles
to remain behind for another mission.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Polyphemus remains with the Mysians, founds a city, and becomes its king.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Amycus allows no strangers to leave without a boxing match, and Pollux defeats
him in a fatal contest.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:12
text: Phineus is described as an aged, blind prophet-king punished by the gods for
abusing prophecy.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:13
text: The Harpies torment Phineus by devouring or defiling his food.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:14
text: Zetes and Calais, winged sons of Boreas and kinsmen of Phineus by marriage,
promise to rescue him and drive the Harpies away until Iris orders them to stop.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Jason
description: Leader among the Argonauts; honored by Hypsipyle and later unknowingly
kills Cyzicus in battle.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Hypsipyle
description: Woman who presents Jason with her father's sceptre and invites him
to sit beside her on the throne.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Argonauts
description: The heroes sailing on the Argo, repeatedly feasted, delayed, attacked,
or aided during the voyage.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Heracles
description: Hero who remains to guard the ship, recalls the Argonauts to duty,
fights the Giants, searches for Hylas, and is left behind by Zeus's will.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Cyzicus
description: King of the Doliones who receives the Argonauts hospitably and is later
killed by Jason during a mistaken night battle.
role_refs:
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Doliones
description: People descended from Poseidon, protected against Giants, and later
involved in mistaken combat with the Argonauts.
role_refs:
- role:6
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Poseidon
description: Ancestor and protector of the Doliones against the Giants.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Earth-born Giants
description: Fierce and formidable neighboring monsters with six arms who block
the harbour with rocks.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Hylas
description: Adopted son of Heracles who searches for him and is drawn beneath the
waters by a fountain nymph.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Fountain nymph
description: Nymph at a secluded forest spring who is struck by Hylas's beauty and
draws him under the waters.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Polyphemus
description: One of the heroes; hears Hylas cry, tells Heracles, searches for him,
remains in Mysia, founds a city, and becomes king.
role_refs:
- role:12
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Glaucus
description: Sea-god who rises from the waves and announces Zeus's will concerning
Heracles.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Zeus
description: 'God whose will is reported by Glaucus: Heracles is to remain behind
for another mission.'
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Amycus
description: King of the Bebrycians and famous pugilist who requires strangers to
box with him and is killed by Pollux.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Pollux
description: Best pugilist in Greece, selected as champion of the heroes against
Amycus.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Phineus
description: Blind old prophet-king, son of Agenor, punished by the gods and tormented
by Harpies.
role_refs:
- role:18
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Harpies
description: Beings who swoop down upon Phineus's food, devour or defile it, and
are driven away by Zetes and Calais.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Zetes and Calais
description: Winged sons of Boreas who recognize Phineus as their sister Cleopatra's
husband and pursue the Harpies with drawn swords.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Iris
description: Swift-footed messenger of the gods who appears and tells Zetes and
Calais to desist, promising Phineus will no longer be molested.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
roles:
- id: role:1
label: honored heroic visitor
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jason's presence moves Hypsipyle to give him a sceptre and a place beside
her on the throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: royal host and giver of authority-token
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Hypsipyle presents Jason with her father's sceptre and invites him to the
throne.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:3
label: voyaging hero-company
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The Argonauts travel by ship through successive lands and conflicts.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:4
label: guardian and duty-reminder
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Heracles remains on board to guard the ship and later recalls the Argonauts
to their duty.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:5
label: unintentional killer in mistaken combat
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Jason kills his friend Cyzicus during a night battle caused by misrecognition.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: hospitable ally later slain
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Cyzicus receives the Argonauts kindly and is later killed in the mistaken
battle.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: mistaking former guests for enemies
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Doliones fail to recognize the Argonauts in darkness and attack them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:8
label: divine protector or authority
assigned_to:
- fig:7
- fig:13
basis: Poseidon protects the Doliones, and Zeus's will determines Heracles' separation
from the voyage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:6
- id: role:9
label: monstrous attackers
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The Giants are described as fierce six-armed monsters who threaten the harbour.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: role:10
label: lost youth
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Hylas disappears after being drawn beneath the waters by a nymph.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:11
label: water abductor
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The nymph draws Hylas down beneath the waters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:12
label: search companion
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Polyphemus hears Hylas's cry, informs Heracles, and searches for him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: hero separated by divine will
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Glaucus states that Zeus wills Heracles to remain behind for another mission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:14
label: city founder and king
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Polyphemus remains with the Mysians, founds a city, and becomes its king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:15
label: divine messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:12
- fig:19
basis: Glaucus announces Zeus's will, and Iris delivers an order to stop pursuing
the Harpies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:16
label: hostile pugilist king
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Amycus requires strangers to box with him and fights Pollux.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:17
label: chosen champion
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Pollux is selected to box Amycus and wins the fatal contest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:18
label: punished prophet-king
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Phineus is punished with old age and blindness for abusing prophecy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:19
label: supplicant needing rescue
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Phineus asks the Argonauts for help against the Harpies.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:20
label: food-defiling tormentors
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: The Harpies devour or defile Phineus's food.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:21
label: winged rescuers and kinsmen
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Zetes and Calais recognize Phineus as kin by marriage and drive the Harpies
away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: sceptre and throne
literal_form: Hypsipyle's father's sceptre and the throne beside her
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:2
label: Argo
literal_form: The ship on which the Argonauts sail
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: harbour-blocking rocks
literal_form: Huge rocks used by the Giants to block the harbour
associated_figures:
- fig:8
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:4
label: storm and darkness
literal_form: Severe night storm and darkness causing return and misrecognition
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:5
label: funereal rites
literal_form: Three days of mourning rites for the slain
associated_figures:
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:6
label: fir-tree for an oar
literal_form: A fir-tree sought by Heracles to make an oar
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- tree
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:7
label: spring waters
literal_form: A secluded forest spring and the waters beneath which Hylas is drawn
associated_figures:
- fig:9
- fig:10
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:8
label: waves
literal_form: Waves from which the sea-god Glaucus rises
associated_figures:
- fig:12
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:9
label: boxing match
literal_form: Required pugilistic contest between Amycus and a stranger
associated_figures:
- fig:14
- fig:15
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:10
label: defiled banquet food
literal_form: Food set before Phineus that the Harpies devour or defile
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:11
label: wings and drawn swords
literal_form: The winged sons of Boreas rising into the air and pursuing with drawn
swords
associated_figures:
- fig:18
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Delay with Hypsipyle and recall by Heracles
summary: Jason is honored by Hypsipyle, the Argonauts settle into feasting and pleasure,
and Heracles recalls them to the purpose of the expedition.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: scene:2
label: Giants block the Dolionian harbour
summary: The Argonauts reach the Doliones, whose king Cyzicus receives them kindly;
Heracles observes six-armed earth-born Giants blocking the harbour and, with the
heroes' help, destroys them.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Mistaken night battle and mourning for Cyzicus
summary: A storm drives the Argo back at night; the Doliones mistake the Argonauts
for enemies, Jason kills Cyzicus, and both groups mourn after recognizing the
error.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:4
label: Hylas lost and Heracles left behind
summary: In Mysia, Hylas is pulled beneath a spring by a nymph; Heracles and Polyphemus
search for him while the Argo sails away, and Glaucus declares Zeus's will that
Heracles remain behind.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:5
label: Pollux contests Amycus
summary: In the land of the Bebrycians, Amycus requires a boxing match before the
heroes may leave; Pollux is chosen and the contest proves fatal to Amycus.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:14
- fig:15
symbol_refs:
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Phineus and the Harpies
summary: The blind prophet-king Phineus asks for help against the Harpies; Zetes
and Calais drive them away until Iris stops the pursuit and promises Phineus relief.
figure_refs:
- fig:3
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Delayed departure from the quest
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The Argonauts nearly forget the expedition's object while feasting and are
recalled to duty by Heracles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage treats the delay as an episode in an ongoing voyage rather
than the initial departure.
- id: motif:2
label: Monstrous harbour obstruction overcome by heroes
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Six-armed earth-born Giants block the harbour with rocks and are destroyed
by Heracles and the heroes.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family exactly matches this episode.
- id: motif:3
label: Fatal combat caused by night misrecognition
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Storm, darkness, and failure to recognize former guests lead to battle and
the killing of Cyzicus by Jason.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: high
cautions: The motif is descriptive and not linked to a supplied taxonomy family.
- id: motif:4
label: Youth drawn beneath spring waters by a nymph
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Hylas reaches a secluded spring and the fountain nymph draws him down under
the waters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: Although the passage involves abduction, it does not explicitly frame
Hylas as a beloved in the supplied wording.
- id: motif:5
label: Hero separated from expedition by divine will
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: The Argo leaves Heracles behind, and Glaucus states that Zeus wills Heracles
to remain because he has another mission.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The taxonomy link to departure is broad rather than exact.
- id: motif:6
label: Trial by compulsory contest with a local king
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Amycus requires strangers to box before leaving, and Pollux serves as the
heroes' champion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage presents the contest as a travel obstacle; the initiation
label is approximate.
- id: motif:7
label: Divine punishment of a prophet
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: Phineus is punished by the gods with premature old age and blindness for
abusing prophecy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
confidence: high
cautions: The passage states the punishment but does not detail the original offense
beyond abuse of prophecy.
- id: motif:8
label: Rescue from food-stealing tormentors
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Harpies repeatedly devour or defile Phineus's food, and Zetes and Calais
drive them away.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: No supplied taxonomy family exactly matches the food-tormentor rescue
pattern.
- id: motif:9
label: Companion becomes founder and king
taxonomy_refs:
- culture_hero
basis: Polyphemus remains among the Mysians, founds a city, and becomes king.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only briefly reports the founding; it does not narrate cultural
innovations beyond city foundation.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 7050-7056
quote_or_summary: Jason appears before Hypsipyle; she gives him her father's sceptre,
invites him to the throne, and the Argonauts settle into pleasure while Heracles
remains on board.
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: 7057-7063
quote_or_summary: The Argonauts' departure is delayed until Heracles appears and
recalls them to their duty.
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: 7064-7079
quote_or_summary: The Argonauts reach the Doliones; Cyzicus hosts them; Poseidon
protects the Doliones from six-armed earth-born Giants; Heracles attacks the Giants
blocking the harbour, and the heroes help destroy them.
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: 7080-7094
quote_or_summary: A night storm returns the Argo to the Doliones; misrecognition
leads to battle, Jason kills Cyzicus, and both sides mourn for three days after
discovering the error.
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: 7095-7107
quote_or_summary: In Mysia, Heracles seeks a fir-tree for an oar; Hylas searches
for him, reaches a secluded spring, and is drawn beneath the waters by the fountain
nymph; Polyphemus hears his cry and joins Heracles in searching.
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:6
type: summary
locator: 7108-7116
quote_or_summary: The Argo leaves Heracles and Polyphemus behind; Glaucus rises
from the waves and says Zeus wills Heracles to remain for another mission; Polyphemus
remains in Mysia, founds a city, and becomes king.
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: summary
locator: 7117-7125
quote_or_summary: In the country of the Bebrycians, King Amycus requires a boxing
match; Pollux is chosen as champion and the contest is fatal to Amycus.
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:8
type: summary
locator: 7126-7136
quote_or_summary: In Bithynia, the aged blind prophet-king Phineus has been punished
by the gods for abusing prophecy and is tormented by Harpies who spoil his food;
Zetes and Calais recognize him as kin by marriage and promise aid.
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: 7137-7143
quote_or_summary: At a banquet for Phineus the Harpies devour the food; Zetes and
Calais drive and pursue them, but Iris orders them to stop and promises Phineus
will not be molested further.
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 directly on the supplied passage. Motif taxonomy links
are cautious where the available list lacks exact labels. No separate comparison
claims were made because the passage itself does not explicitly compare these
episodes to other texts or traditions.
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: |-
All evidence is summarized from the supplied public-domain passage; no external sources or unsupported comparisons were used.
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