batch.motif.greek-odyssey-butler-gutenberg-l9045-l9146
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-odyssey-butler-gutenberg-l9045-l9146
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK XVII / BOOK XVIII / BOOK XIX / BOOK XX; lines 9045-9146
start: '9045'
end: '9146'
translation: The Odyssey
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The stockman Philoetius greets the disguised Ulysses, laments his master’s
absence, criticizes the suitors, and hopes for Ulysses’ return. Ulysses swears
by Jove and the hearth that Ulysses will return and kill the suitors. The suitors
plot against Telemachus but abandon the plan after an eagle carrying a dove appears.
At the feast Telemachus protects the disguised Ulysses as a guest and asserts
his authority over the house. Minerva keeps the suitors insolent; Ctesippus throws
a heifer’s foot at Ulysses, misses, and is sharply threatened by Telemachus, who
denounces the suitors’ abuses.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Philoetius greets the disguised Ulysses with his right hand and calls him
a poor stranger.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Philoetius says the stranger reminds him of Ulysses and wonders whether Ulysses
is alive or dead in Hades.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Philoetius says the suitors are consuming Ulysses’ cattle and are eager to
divide Ulysses’ property.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:4
text: Ulysses swears by Jove and by the hearth of Ulysses that Ulysses will return
before the stockman leaves and kill the suitors.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Philoetius says he would help if Jove brought Ulysses’ return to pass, and
Eumaeus prays for Ulysses to return home.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:6
text: The suitors plot to murder Telemachus.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:7
text: An eagle carrying a dove in its talons flies near the suitors on their left
hand.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:8
text: Amphinomus interprets the bird event as meaning that the plot to murder Telemachus
will not succeed.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: The suitors sacrifice animals, mix wine, and feast.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Telemachus seats Ulysses separately, gives him food and wine, and warns the
suitors not to insult or strike him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:11
text: Telemachus says the house belongs to Ulysses and has passed from Ulysses to
him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: Minerva does not allow the suitors to cease their insolence because she wants
Ulysses to become more bitter against them.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:13
text: Ctesippus throws a heifer’s foot at Ulysses, but Ulysses turns aside and the
object hits the wall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:14
text: Telemachus threatens Ctesippus and denounces the suitors for killing livestock,
consuming grain and wine, insulting guests, and abusing women servants.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ulysses
description: Ulysses is present in disguise as a poor stranger and is later the
subject of his own oath about return and vengeance.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:6
- ev:8
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Philoetius, the stockman
description: A stockman loyal to Ulysses who laments his master’s absence and says
he would help him if he returned.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Eumaeus
description: The swineherd who prays that Ulysses might return home.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Telemachus
description: Son and heir in Ulysses’ house; he protects the stranger and threatens
Ctesippus after the attempted insult.
role_refs:
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: the suitors
description: A group consuming Ulysses’ property, plotting against Telemachus, feasting
in the house, and behaving insolently.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Amphinomus
description: One of the suitors who says the plot to murder Telemachus will not
succeed after the eagle and dove appear.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Ctesippus
description: A wealthy suitor from Same who throws a heifer’s foot at Ulysses as
a mock present.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Minerva
description: A goddess who keeps the suitors insolent so that Ulysses will become
more bitter against them.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Jove
description: A god invoked by Philoetius in complaint and by Ulysses in an oath
about Ulysses’ return.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: disguised guest
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Ulysses is treated as a poor stranger and seated as a guest among the suitors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- id: role:2
label: absent master expected to return
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Philoetius hopes Ulysses will return, and Ulysses swears that Ulysses shall
return and kill the suitors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: loyal servant
assigned_to:
- fig:2
- fig:3
basis: Philoetius states loyalty and willingness to help; Eumaeus prays for Ulysses’
return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:4
label: heir and protector of the guest
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Telemachus says the house has passed from Ulysses to him and warns the suitors
not to mistreat the stranger.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:5
label: hostile consumers of the household
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The suitors consume livestock, grain, and wine, plot against Telemachus,
and act insolently.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:9
- id: role:6
label: interpreter of the bird sign
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Amphinomus says the murder plot will not succeed after the eagle with the
dove appears.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:7
label: abusive suitor
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: Ctesippus mocks the stranger with a supposed present and throws a heifer’s
foot at him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: role:8
label: divine intensifier of conflict
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Minerva keeps the suitors insolent to increase Ulysses’ anger against them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: invoked deity
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: Jove is addressed in complaint and invoked in Ulysses’ oath.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: hearth of Ulysses
literal_form: household hearth invoked in an oath
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: sym:2
label: eagle with dove
literal_form: an eagle carrying a dove in its talons, flying on the suitors’ left
hand
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:6
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: sym:3
label: sacrificial animals and feast portions
literal_form: sheep, goats, pigs, a heifer, inward meats, wine, bread, and feast
portions
associated_figures:
- fig:5
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:4
label: heifer’s foot
literal_form: a heifer’s foot from a meat-basket thrown at Ulysses
associated_figures:
- fig:7
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: sym:5
label: gold cup for the stranger
literal_form: wine served to Ulysses in a gold cup
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Loyal stockman and oath of return
summary: Philoetius greets the disguised Ulysses, laments Ulysses’ absence, criticizes
the suitors, and hears Ulysses swear that Ulysses will return and kill the suitors.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:9
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Bird sign halts the murder plot
summary: The suitors plan to murder Telemachus, but after an eagle carrying a dove
appears, Amphinomus says the plot will not succeed and the suitors go to dinner
instead.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: scene:3
label: Feast and protection of the stranger
summary: The suitors sacrifice and feast, while Telemachus seats Ulysses, gives
him an equal portion, and warns the suitors not to insult or strike him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Ctesippus’ insult and Telemachus’ rebuke
summary: Minerva maintains the suitors’ insolence; Ctesippus throws a heifer’s foot
at Ulysses, Ulysses avoids it, and Telemachus threatens Ctesippus while denouncing
the suitors’ abuses.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:4
- fig:5
- fig:7
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- ev:9
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Return of the absent master with promised vengeance
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Philoetius hopes for Ulysses’ return, and Ulysses swears that Ulysses will
return and kill the suitors.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The vengeance is promised in this passage but not yet carried out within
the supplied lines.
- id: motif:2
label: Loyal servants awaiting the rightful master
taxonomy_refs:
- return
basis: Philoetius remains attached to Ulysses despite hardship and says he would
help him; Eumaeus prays for the return.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
confidence: high
cautions: The passage emphasizes loyalty but does not include a recognition scene.
- id: motif:3
label: Bird omen against a murder plot
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: An eagle carrying a dove appears as the suitors plot against Telemachus,
and Amphinomus concludes that the plot will not succeed.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage records the interpretation of the sign but does not explicitly
name its divine sender.
- id: motif:4
label: Violation and defense of guest treatment
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Telemachus protects the stranger as a guest, while Ctesippus throws a heifer’s
foot at him and Telemachus condemns insults to guests.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is broad; the passage concerns household hospitality
rather than an explicitly named ritual exchange.
- id: motif:5
label: Sacrifice and communal feast before escalating conflict
taxonomy_refs:
- sacrifice
basis: The suitors sacrifice animals, distribute portions, mix wine, and feast before
further insolent action occurs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:7
- ev:8
confidence: medium
cautions: The sacrifice is literal, but its ritual meaning is not expanded within
the passage.
- id: motif:6
label: Heir asserts household authority against usurping rivals
taxonomy_refs:
- royal_legitimacy
basis: Telemachus declares that the house belongs to Ulysses and has passed to him,
and he threatens suitors who abuse guests and property.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
confidence: high
cautions: The passage concerns household authority and inheritance rather than a
formal enthronement.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: The eagle carrying a dove functions as a warning sign that interrupts a planned
killing.
claim_level: same_function
target: bird omen warning against plotted violence
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage supports the omen’s function through Amphinomus’ interpretation,
but it does not explicitly compare this sign to other texts or identify the divine
source.
- id: claim:2
claim: The disguised Ulysses’ treatment as a poor stranger functions as a hospitality
test within the household conflict.
claim_level: same_function
target: disguised guest and violated hospitality pattern
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:6
- ev:8
- ev:9
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage shows defense and violation of guest treatment, but it
does not itself state that the stranger’s disguise is intended as a formal test.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 9045-9071
quote_or_summary: Philoetius greets the poor stranger, says he reminds him of Ulysses,
laments the possibility that Ulysses is dead in Hades, describes the suitors consuming
cattle and seeking Ulysses’ property, and says he still believes his master will
return.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 9072-9080
quote_or_summary: Ulysses tells the stockman he is sensible and swears by Jove and
by Ulysses’ hearth that Ulysses will return before the stockman leaves and will
kill the suitors.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 9081-9085
quote_or_summary: The stockman says he would do his utmost to help if Jove brought
this about, and Eumaeus similarly prays that Ulysses might return home.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 9086-9092
quote_or_summary: The suitors plot to murder Telemachus; an eagle carrying a dove
flies near them on the left, and Amphinomus says the murder plot will not succeed,
so they should go to dinner.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 9093-9100
quote_or_summary: The suitors enter, sacrifice sheep, goats, pigs, and a heifer,
cook the meats, mix wine, and distribute bread and cups.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 9101-9114
quote_or_summary: Telemachus seats Ulysses at a small table with food and wine in
a gold cup, warns the suitors not to use gibes or blows, and says the house belongs
to Ulysses and has passed to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 9115-9128
quote_or_summary: After Antinous responds to Telemachus, Minerva keeps the suitors
insolent so that Ulysses will become more bitter; Ctesippus is introduced as a
wealthy suitor courting Ulysses’ wife.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 9129-9135
quote_or_summary: Ctesippus calls his action a present for the stranger, throws
a heifer’s foot at Ulysses, and misses when Ulysses turns aside; the object hits
the wall.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 9136-9146
quote_or_summary: Telemachus tells Ctesippus he would have speared him if he had
hit the stranger, says he is now grown enough to understand good and evil, and
denounces the suitors for consuming livestock, grain, and wine, insulting guests,
and abusing women servants.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/odyssey-butler.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Extraction is based only on the supplied passage. Motif labels use broad
available taxonomy references where supported by passage events; comparison claims
are functional rather than historical.
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 external comparisons or unprovided taxonomy IDs were added.
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