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passage_locator:
label: THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).;
lines 8076-8168
start: '8076'
end: '8168'
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 Heracles obtaining the golden apples through Atlas
and returning them to sacred custody, then completing the final labour by descending
to the underworld, encountering shades and captives, confronting Aides, capturing
Cerberus, and returning the hell-hound. It then begins a later episode involving
Megara, Iole, Eurytus, Iphitus, and a theft of oxen by Autolycus.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Atlas puts the dragon to sleep, outwits the Hesperides, and carries off three
golden apples for Heracles.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Atlas refuses to resume bearing the heavens and proposes to carry the apples
to Eurystheus himself.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Heracles pretends to agree, asks Atlas to support the heavens briefly, and
departs after Atlas resumes the load.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Eurystheus gives the golden apples back to Heracles, who places them on the
altar of Pallas-Athene; Athene restores them to the garden of the Hesperides.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: 'Eurystheus imposes a final labour: Heracles must bring Cerberus up from the
lower world.'
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: Cerberus is described as a three-headed monster dog with poison-dripping jaws,
venomous snakes for hair, and a dragon tail.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: Heracles is initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries and receives information
from priests before setting out for an underworld opening at Taenarum.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:8
text: Hermes conducts Heracles into the lower world, where shades flee; Meleager
and Medusa are exceptions.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:9
text: Heracles frees Theseus from an enchanted rock but cannot free Pirithoeus because
the earth shakes violently.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:10
text: Heracles removes a rock from Ascalaphus, releasing him from punishment connected
with Persephone and the pomegranate seeds.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:11
text: Aides bars Heracles at the palace gates; Heracles wounds him with a dart and
receives permission to take Cerberus if he secures the monster unarmed.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:12
text: Heracles seizes Cerberus at the river Acheron, endures a bite from the dragon
tail, brings him to the upper world, and later restores him to Aides.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: obs:13
text: After the labours end, Heracles gives Megara in marriage to Iolaus with her
consent and seeks to marry Iole, daughter of Eurytus.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:14
text: Heracles defeats Eurytus and his sons in an archery contest, but Eurytus refuses
him Iole; Iphitus alone supports Heracles.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:15
text: Autolycus steals the oxen of Eurytus, and Eurytus suspects Heracles; Iphitus
defends Heracles and proposes searching for the cattle with him.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Heracles
description: Hero performing the labours; obtains the golden apples, descends to
the underworld, captures Cerberus, and later seeks Iole.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Atlas
description: Bearer of the heavens who retrieves the golden apples and tries to
avoid resuming his burden.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Prometheus
description: Source of advice followed by Heracles before the golden apples episode.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Dragon guarding the apples
description: A dragon put to sleep by Atlas before the apples are taken.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Hesperides
description: Figures outwitted by Atlas when he carries off the golden apples; their
garden later receives the restored apples.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Eurystheus
description: Imposer of Heracles' final labour and recipient of the golden apples
and Cerberus.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Pallas-Athene
description: Goddess whose altar receives the golden apples and who restores them
to the garden of the Hesperides.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Cerberus
description: Three-headed hell-hound of the lower world, captured and returned by
Heracles.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Hermes
description: Divine conductor of Heracles during the descent and restrainer of Heracles'
attack on Medusa's shade.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Medusa
description: A shade encountered in the lower world whom Heracles tries to strike
before Hermes stops him.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Meleager
description: A shade in the lower world who, with Medusa, does not flee from Heracles.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Theseus
description: Captive fixed to an enchanted rock and freed by Heracles.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Pirithoeus
description: Captive fixed to an enchanted rock whom Heracles cannot free.
role_refs:
- role:14
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Aides
description: Ruler of the lower world who bars Heracles, is wounded, and permits
Cerberus to be taken under a condition.
role_refs:
- role:15
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Persephone
description: Figure whom Theseus and Pirithoeus tried to carry off; also bound to
Aides after swallowing pomegranate seeds.
role_refs:
- role:16
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: Ascalaphus
description: Sufferer beneath a rock after revealing Persephone's swallowing of
pomegranate seeds; released by Heracles.
role_refs:
- role:17
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: Demeter
description: Goddess who hurled a huge rock upon Ascalaphus in anger.
role_refs:
- role:18
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Megara
description: Former wife of Heracles, given in marriage to Iolaus with her consent.
role_refs:
- role:19
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Iolaus
description: Nephew of Heracles who receives Megara in marriage.
role_refs:
- role:20
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Iole
description: Daughter of Eurytus whom Heracles seeks to marry.
role_refs:
- role:21
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Eurytus
description: King of Oechalia, instructor of Heracles in the bow, father of Iole,
and opponent in the marriage contest.
role_refs:
- role:22
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: Iphitus
description: Eldest son of Eurytus who supports Heracles and later defends him against
suspicion of cattle theft.
role_refs:
- role:23
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: Autolycus
description: Notorious thief who steals the oxen of Eurytus.
role_refs:
- role:24
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
roles:
- id: role:1
label: labour-performing hero
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles carries out the final imposed labour and earlier obtains the apples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:8
- id: role:2
label: underworld descender
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles enters the lower world through Taenarum and returns with Cerberus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:3
label: liberator
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Heracles frees Theseus and Ascalaphus during his underworld journey.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:4
label: cosmic burden bearer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Atlas supports the heavens as his post and load.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: apple retriever and reluctant returner
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Atlas retrieves the apples but tries not to resume his post.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:6
label: advisor
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Heracles follows Prometheus' advice.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:7
label: sleeping guardian
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Atlas puts the dragon to sleep before taking the apples.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:8
label: outwitted custodians
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Hesperides are outwitted when the apples are carried off; the apples
are later restored to their garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:9
label: task imposer
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Eurystheus imposes the labour of bringing up Cerberus and receives the results
of Heracles' labours.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:9
- id: role:10
label: divine restorer
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Pallas-Athene restores the golden apples to the garden of the Hesperides.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:11
label: underworld monster captive
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Cerberus is seized by Heracles, brought up, and returned to Aides.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: role:12
label: divine guide
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Hermes conducts Heracles during the descent and explains Medusa is only a
shadow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:13
label: shade encountered
assigned_to:
- fig:10
- fig:11
basis: Meleager and Medusa are named as shades who do not flee from Heracles.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:14
label: enchanted captive
assigned_to:
- fig:12
- fig:13
basis: Theseus and Pirithoeus are fixed to an enchanted rock by Aides.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:15
label: underworld ruler and gate opponent
assigned_to:
- fig:14
basis: Aides rules the lower world, bars the entrance, and sets the condition for
taking Cerberus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:16
label: abduction target and bound spouse
assigned_to:
- fig:15
basis: Persephone is the figure whom Theseus and Pirithoeus attempted to carry off
and is bound to Aides after eating pomegranate seeds.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:17
label: punished revealer
assigned_to:
- fig:16
basis: Ascalaphus revealed Persephone's eating of seeds and groans under Demeter's
rock until released.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:18
label: punishing goddess
assigned_to:
- fig:17
basis: Demeter hurled the huge rock upon Ascalaphus in anger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:19
label: former wife
assigned_to:
- fig:18
basis: Megara cannot live happily with Heracles and is given in marriage to Iolaus
with her consent.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:20
label: nephew and new husband
assigned_to:
- fig:19
basis: Iolaus is Heracles' nephew and receives Megara in marriage.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:21
label: sought bride
assigned_to:
- fig:20
basis: Heracles seeks the hand of Iole.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:22
label: king, instructor, and refusing father
assigned_to:
- fig:21
basis: Eurytus instructed Heracles in the bow but refuses to give Iole to him after
the contest.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:23
label: loyal defender
assigned_to:
- fig:22
basis: Iphitus supports Heracles' marriage claim and defends him against the theft
suspicion.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: role:24
label: notorious thief
assigned_to:
- fig:23
basis: Autolycus is named as the thief who stole Eurytus' oxen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: golden apples
literal_form: three golden apples / sacred fruit
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: burden of the heavens
literal_form: the heavens supported by Atlas and temporarily by Heracles
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: sym:3
label: altar of Pallas-Athene
literal_form: altar where Heracles places the sacred fruit
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:4
label: underworld opening
literal_form: opening at Taenarum leading to the under-world
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: sym:5
label: Cerberus
literal_form: three-headed hell-hound with poison, snakes, and dragon tail
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: sym:6
label: enchanted rock
literal_form: rock fixing Theseus and Pirithoeus in place
associated_figures:
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:7
label: punishing rock
literal_form: huge rock hurled by Demeter upon Ascalaphus
associated_figures:
- fig:16
- fig:17
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:8
label: pomegranate seeds
literal_form: seeds swallowed by Persephone, binding her to Aides
associated_figures:
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:14
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:9
label: Acheron
literal_form: river mouth where Heracles finds Cerberus
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:10
label: bow contest
literal_form: shooting with the bow as condition for winning Iole
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:20
- fig:21
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:11
label: stolen oxen
literal_form: oxen of Eurytus stolen by Autolycus
associated_figures:
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Atlas retrieves the apples and is tricked back into his burden
summary: Atlas puts the dragon to sleep, outwits the Hesperides, brings the apples
to Heracles, then tries to leave Heracles bearing the heavens; Heracles deceives
him into resuming the load and departs.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Golden apples restored
summary: Heracles gives the apples to Eurystheus, receives them back, places them
on Athene's altar, and Athene restores them to the garden of the Hesperides.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Imposition and preparation for the Cerberus labour
summary: Eurystheus orders Heracles to bring up Cerberus; Heracles is initiated,
receives priestly information, and goes to the underworld opening at Taenarum.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: scene:4
label: Descent among shades
summary: Hermes conducts Heracles into the lower world; shades flee, and Hermes
prevents Heracles from striking Medusa's shadow.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Underworld rescues and failed rescue
summary: Heracles frees Theseus from the enchanted rock but cannot free Pirithoeus
because the earth shakes; he later removes Demeter's rock from Ascalaphus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
symbol_refs:
- sym:6
- sym:7
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:6
label: Confronting Aides and capturing Cerberus
summary: Aides blocks Heracles; after being wounded he permits Heracles to take
Cerberus if unarmed. Heracles captures the monster at Acheron and brings him to
the upper world.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: scene:7
label: Cerberus returned and labours ended
summary: Eurystheus fears Cerberus, returns him to Heracles, and Heracles restores
him to Aides, ending his subjection to Eurystheus.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:6
- fig:8
- fig:14
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: scene:8
label: Marriage contest and refusal
summary: After returning to Thebes, Heracles gives Megara to Iolaus and seeks Iole;
he wins the archery contest, but Eurytus refuses the marriage despite Iphitus'
support.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
symbol_refs:
- sym:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: scene:9
label: Stolen cattle suspicion
summary: Autolycus steals the king's oxen; Eurytus suspects Heracles, while Iphitus
defends him and proposes searching for the cattle with him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
symbol_refs:
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
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- id: motif:1
label: sacred theft and restoration of sacred fruit
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: The golden apples are carried off from the Hesperides after the dragon is
put to sleep and are later restored by Pallas-Athene to the garden.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the taking as part of Heracles' labour rather than
as an independent theft episode by Heracles himself.
- id: motif:2
label: trickster escape from imposed cosmic burden
taxonomy_refs:
- trickster_boundary
basis: Heracles feigns assent to Atlas' proposal and tricks Atlas into resuming
the heavens before departing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: medium
cautions: The trick is a tactical episode within a heroic labour, not a full trickster-cycle
narrative.
- id: motif:3
label: hero descent to the underworld
taxonomy_refs:
- hero_descent
basis: Heracles enters the lower world through Taenarum, travels among shades, confronts
Aides, and returns to the upper world with Cerberus.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: ''
- id: motif:4
label: initiation before perilous descent
taxonomy_refs:
- initiation
basis: Before descending, Heracles is initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries and
receives necessary information from priests.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not describe the content of the mysteries.
- id: motif:5
label: mapped route through the realm of the dead
taxonomy_refs:
- afterlife_journey_map
basis: The passage names an entrance at Taenarum, the gates and palace of Aides,
the river Acheron, and an exit near Troezen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The route is episodic and not presented as a formal map.
- id: motif:6
label: serpentine underworld guardian subdued by hero
taxonomy_refs:
- serpent
basis: Cerberus has venomous snakes and a dragon tail and is physically subdued
by Heracles at Acheron.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: Cerberus is primarily a monster dog; the serpent reference is through
his hair and tail.
- id: motif:7
label: attempted abduction of underworld queen punished
taxonomy_refs:
- stolen_beloved
basis: Theseus and Pirithoeus are fixed to an enchanted rock for attempting to carry
off Persephone.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a recalled backstory within the passage, not the main action.
- id: motif:8
label: binding food of the underworld
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Persephone's swallowing of pomegranate seeds offered by her husband binds
her to Aides forever.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
confidence: medium
cautions: The episode is summarized only as background to Ascalaphus' punishment.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 8076-8086
quote_or_summary: Heracles follows Prometheus' advice; Atlas puts the dragon to
sleep, outwits the Hesperides, brings three golden apples, tries to leave Heracles
bearing the heavens, and is tricked into resuming his load.
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: 8088-8091
quote_or_summary: Heracles conveys the golden apples to Eurystheus; Eurystheus presents
them to Heracles, who places the sacred fruit on Athene's altar, and Athene restores
them to the garden of the Hesperides.
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: 8093-8098
quote_or_summary: 'Eurystheus imposes the twelfth labour on Heracles: to bring Cerberus
up from the lower world, expecting the hero to perish in the Realm of Shades.'
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: quote
locator: 8100-8102
quote_or_summary: Cerberus is described as a monster dog with three heads, poison-dripping
jaws, venomous snakes for hair, and a dragon tail.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek-roman/project-gutenberg/myths-legends-ancient-greece-rome-berens.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short descriptive summary.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 8104-8113
quote_or_summary: After initiation into the Eleusinian Mysteries and priestly instruction,
Heracles goes to the opening at Taenarum; Hermes conducts his descent, shades
flee, and Hermes stops him from striking Medusa's shadow.
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: 8115-8121
quote_or_summary: At the gates of Hades, Heracles finds Theseus and Pirithoeus fixed
to an enchanted rock for trying to carry off Persephone; he frees Theseus but
cannot free Pirithoeus because the earth shakes.
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: 8123-8129
quote_or_summary: Heracles recognizes Ascalaphus, who revealed Persephone's swallowing
of pomegranate seeds; Ascalaphus groans beneath Demeter's rock until Heracles
removes it.
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: 8131-8143
quote_or_summary: Aides bars Heracles at his palace; Heracles wounds him and receives
permission to take Cerberus if unarmed. Heracles finds Cerberus at Acheron, seizes
him, endures the dragon-tail bite, and brings him to the upper world near Troezen.
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: 8145-8149
quote_or_summary: Eurystheus is aghast at Cerberus and returns the hell-hound to
Heracles, who restores him to Aides; this ends Heracles' subjection to Eurystheus.
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:10
type: summary
locator: 8151-8163
quote_or_summary: Heracles returns to Thebes, gives Megara to Iolaus with her consent,
seeks Iole, wins Eurytus' bow contest, but is refused by Eurytus; Iphitus supports
Heracles.
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:11
type: summary
locator: 8165-8168
quote_or_summary: Autolycus steals the king's oxen; Eurytus suspects Heracles, but
Iphitus defends him and proposes searching for the missing cattle with Heracles.
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: Literal extraction is straightforward from the supplied English passage.
Motif labels use only available taxonomy references where supported. No comparison
claims are made because the passage itself does not assert cross-traditional comparison.
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 observations and motif candidates are based only on the supplied passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:greek-roman-berens-myths-legends-gutenberg__l8076-l8168
passage_sha256=f204defba829e7cc0af370449600838c89a71a89affdb431ebd243f568676819