Comparative mythology corpus
batch.motif.norse-myths-of-norsemen-guerber-gutenberg-l89-l122
batch.motif.norse-myths-of-norsemen-guerber-gutenberg-l89-l122
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record_id: batch.motif.norse-myths-of-norsemen-guerber-gutenberg-l89-l122
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
passage_locator:
label: 'Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas / CONTENTS; lines 89-122'
start: '89'
end: '122'
translation: 'Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is a table of contents listing twenty-nine chapters with page
numbers. Most chapter titles name Norse divine or mythic figures and groups; the
final chapter is titled as a comparison of Greek and Northern mythologies.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage presents a contents table with columns for chapter and page number.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Chapters I through XXVIII are listed with titles such as The Beginning, named
deities or mythic beings, saga titles, and The Twilight of the Gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Chapter XXIX is titled as a comparison of Greek and Northern mythologies.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: The first chapter title is The Beginning, and a late chapter title is The
Twilight of the Gods.
category: sequence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Odin
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Frigga
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Thor
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Tyr
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Bragi
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Idun
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Niörd
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Frey
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Freya
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Uller
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Forseti
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:12
name_or_label: Heimdall
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:13
name_or_label: Hermod
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:14
name_or_label: Vidar
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:15
name_or_label: Vali
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:16
name_or_label: The Norns
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:17
name_or_label: The Valkyrs
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:18
name_or_label: Hel
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:19
name_or_label: Ægir
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:20
name_or_label: Balder
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:21
name_or_label: Loki
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:22
name_or_label: The Giants
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:23
name_or_label: The Dwarfs
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:24
name_or_label: The Elves
description: Named as a chapter title in the contents.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:25
name_or_label: Sigurd
description: Named in the chapter title The Sigurd Saga.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:26
name_or_label: Frithiof
description: Named in the chapter title The Frithiof Saga.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: listed chapter subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:7
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
- fig:11
- fig:12
- fig:13
- fig:14
- fig:15
- fig:16
- fig:17
- fig:18
- fig:19
- fig:20
- fig:21
- fig:22
- fig:23
- fig:24
- fig:25
- fig:26
basis: Each figure or group is named in a chapter heading in the contents table.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: mythic beginning as chapter topic
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The contents list includes a first chapter titled The Beginning.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: low
cautions: The passage is only a table of contents and gives no narrative details
about creation, chaos, or cosmogony.
- id: motif:2
label: end or twilight of the gods as chapter topic
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The contents list includes a chapter titled The Twilight of the Gods.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: low
cautions: The passage gives only the chapter title and does not describe destruction,
renewal, fire, battle, or other eschatological motifs.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 89-93
quote_or_summary: The passage opens a contents section and shows a chapter/page-number
table format.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 94-121
quote_or_summary: The contents list chapters I-XXVIII, including named Norse deities,
mythic groups, saga subjects, The Beginning, and The Twilight of the Gods.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summary supplied.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: line 122
quote_or_summary: XXIX. Greek and Northern Mythologies--A Comparison
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: line 94
quote_or_summary: I. The Beginning
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: line 121
quote_or_summary: XXVIII. The Twilight of the Gods
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/norse/project-gutenberg/myths-of-the-norsemen-guerber.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt quoted.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: low
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is a table of contents rather than a narrative mythic episode.
Names and chapter topics can be extracted literally, but motif candidates are
weak and based only on headings.
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: |-
No symbols or scenes were extracted because the passage contains no narrative action or symbolic description.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:norse-myths-of-norsemen-guerber-gutenberg__l89-l122
passage_sha256=aa9335160b89cf89cbb19de9649e73992e1bd750d2388f9925e9162090b5b5e8