batch.motif.greek-plato-symposium-jowett-gutenberg-l2571-l2651
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record_id: batch.motif.greek-plato-symposium-jowett-gutenberg-l2571-l2651
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label: Symposium / SYMPOSIUM / INTRODUCTION. / SYMPOSIUM; lines 2571-2651
start: '2571'
end: '2651'
translation: Symposium
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Socrates asks Agathon to protect him from Alcibiades' jealous and potentially
violent passion. Alcibiades refuses reconciliation for the present, crowns Socrates
with ribands, appoints himself master of the feast, drinks from a large wine-cooler,
and has Socrates drink as well, while noting that Socrates can drink without becoming
drunk. Eryximachus redirects the party to the agreed speeches in praise of love.
Alcibiades agrees to praise Socrates, insisting that he will speak the truth despite
drunkenness and disorder.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Socrates asks Agathon to protect him from Alcibiades, saying Alcibiades is
envious, jealous, abusive, and may attempt violence.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Alcibiades says there can never be reconciliation between himself and Socrates,
but he will defer chastisement for the present.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Alcibiades asks Agathon for ribands so that he may crown Socrates' head, and
he then crowns Socrates.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Alcibiades calls Socrates a conqueror of all mankind in conversation.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: Alcibiades elects himself master of the feast until the others are drunk.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: Alcibiades fills and empties a large wine-cooler, then has it filled again
for Socrates.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: Alcibiades says Socrates can drink any quantity of wine without becoming drunk,
and Socrates drinks the filled cup.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:8
text: Eryximachus objects to drinking without conversation or singing and recalls
the prior agreement that each participant should speak in praise of love.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Alcibiades says it is hardly fair to compare a drunken man's speech with those
of sober men.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Alcibiades says that if he praises anyone other than Socrates in Socrates'
presence, Socrates will hardly keep his hands off him.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:11
text: Alcibiades swears by Poseidon that he will praise no one else while Socrates
is present.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:12
text: Alcibiades agrees to praise Socrates and says he intends to speak the truth,
though not in fluent or orderly enumeration because of his condition.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Socrates
description: A participant who asks for protection, is crowned by Alcibiades, drinks
wine, and is the proposed subject of Alcibiades' praise.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:6
- ev:11
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Alcibiades
description: A drunken participant who is described as passionately jealous, crowns
Socrates, appoints himself master of the feast, drinks heavily, and agrees to
praise Socrates truthfully.
role_refs:
- role:4
- role:5
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:9
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Agathon
description: A participant whom Socrates asks for protection and whom Alcibiades
asks for ribands.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Eryximachus
description: A participant who objects to mere drinking and directs Alcibiades toward
the agreed speeches in praise of love.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: attendant
description: The attendant is addressed by Alcibiades and fills the wine-cooler
or cup.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Poseidon
description: A god invoked by Alcibiades in an oath.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
roles:
- id: role:1
label: threatened speaker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Socrates says he fears bodily harm from Alcibiades' passionate attempts and
asks Agathon for protection.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: honored subject
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Alcibiades crowns Socrates with ribands and later agrees to praise him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:11
- id: role:3
label: exceptional drinker
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Alcibiades says Socrates can drink any quantity of wine without becoming
drunk, and Socrates drinks the cup.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:4
label: jealous lover
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Socrates describes Alcibiades as envious and jealous when Socrates looks
at or speaks to other fair persons.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:5
label: master of the feast
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Alcibiades elects himself master of the feast until the others are drunk.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:6
label: truth-speaking encomiast
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Alcibiades agrees to praise Socrates and says his intention is to speak the
truth.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: role:7
label: requested protector and giver of ribands
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Socrates asks Agathon to protect him, and Alcibiades asks Agathon for ribands.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: symposium regulator
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Eryximachus challenges the shift to simple drinking and recalls the speaking
order for praise of love.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: role:9
label: server
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The attendant is told to bring and fill the wine-cooler or cup.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: role:10
label: oath deity
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: Alcibiades swears by Poseidon when declaring he will praise no one but Socrates.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: ribands crown
literal_form: ribands used to crown Socrates' head
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: sym:2
label: large wine-cooler
literal_form: a vessel holding more than two quarts, filled and emptied by Alcibiades
and then filled for Socrates
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: sym:3
label: wine drinking
literal_form: wine consumed in large quantity at the feast
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:4
label: oath by Poseidon
literal_form: spoken oath invoking Poseidon
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Socrates asks protection from Alcibiades
summary: Socrates tells Agathon that Alcibiades' passion, jealousy, and possible
violence make him fear bodily harm, and he asks Agathon either to reconcile or
protect him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: Alcibiades crowns Socrates
summary: Alcibiades refuses reconciliation for the present, asks Agathon for ribands,
praises Socrates' power in conversation, crowns Socrates, and reclines again.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:3
label: Alcibiades commands drinking
summary: Alcibiades declares the company too sober, appoints himself master of the
feast, drinks from a large wine-cooler, has it filled for Socrates, and observes
that Socrates is not made drunk by any quantity of wine.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:2
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: scene:4
label: Return to speeches in praise of love
summary: Eryximachus objects to mere drinking, recalls the agreement that each participant
should praise love, and proposes that Alcibiades speak and then assign a task
to Socrates.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:1
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: scene:5
label: Alcibiades agrees to truthful praise of Socrates
summary: Alcibiades says a drunken speech cannot fairly be compared to sober speeches,
insists he will praise no one but Socrates while Socrates is present, and agrees
to speak the truth about him in a disorderly way.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- ev:12
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: jealous beloved guarding attention
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_beloved
basis: Socrates describes Alcibiades' passion as jealous and potentially violent
whenever Socrates speaks to or looks at another fair person; the available taxonomy
only loosely matches this love-centered rivalry.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: low
cautions: The passage concerns human erotic jealousy in a symposium, not a divine
beloved; taxonomy fit is loose.
- id: motif:2
label: crowning the praised figure
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_exchange
basis: Alcibiades requests ribands from Agathon and crowns Socrates before praising
him, creating a ceremonial exchange of honor within the feast.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
confidence: medium
cautions: The action is social and encomiastic rather than explicitly sacred.
- id: motif:3
label: exceptional sobriety amid ritual drinking
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Alcibiades' attempt to make Socrates drink is said to have no effect because
Socrates can drink any quantity without becoming drunk.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage states the capacity literally; the wisdom association is interpretive
and should be reviewed.
- id: motif:4
label: truthful praise under intoxication
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: Alcibiades contrasts his drunken condition with the sober speeches and says
he will nevertheless speak truthfully about Socrates.
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:11
- ev:12
confidence: medium
cautions: This is a rhetorical setup for encomium rather than a mythic motif in
itself.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: 2571-2578
quote_or_summary: Socrates asks Agathon for protection, saying Alcibiades' passion
has become serious, that Alcibiades grows envious and jealous when Socrates speaks
to or looks at others, and that Socrates fears bodily harm from him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: 2579-2581
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades says there can never be reconciliation between himself
and Socrates, but that he will defer chastisement for the present.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: 2581-2587
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades asks Agathon for ribands to crown Socrates' head, calls
Socrates a universal despot and conqueror of all mankind in conversation, then
crowns Socrates and reclines.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: 2588-2592
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades says the company seems sober, insists they must drink,
and elects himself master of the feast until they are drunk.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: 2592-2596
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades asks for a large goblet, then a wine-cooler holding
more than two quarts; he fills and empties it and asks that it be filled again
for Socrates.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: 2596-2600
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades says his drinking trick will not affect Socrates because
Socrates can drink any quantity of wine without becoming drunk; Socrates drinks
the filled cup.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: 2601-2604
quote_or_summary: Eryximachus asks whether they are to have neither conversation
nor singing over cups, but simply drink as if thirsty.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: 2613-2620
quote_or_summary: Eryximachus says the earlier resolution was that each participant
should make the best speech he could in praise of love; since Alcibiades has not
spoken but has drunk, he ought to speak and then impose a task on Socrates.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: 2621-2628
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades says comparing a drunken man's speech with sober men's
speeches is hardly fair, and claims Socrates would object violently if Alcibiades
praised anyone else in his presence.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: 2630-2632
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades swears by Poseidon that there is no one else he will
praise while Socrates is present.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: 2633-2642
quote_or_summary: Eryximachus suggests praising Socrates; Alcibiades asks if he
should attack Socrates before everyone; Socrates asks whether Alcibiades means
to mock him; Alcibiades says he will speak the truth if permitted, and Socrates
exhorts him to do so.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: 2643-2651
quote_or_summary: Alcibiades says he will begin, asks Socrates to interrupt any
falsehood, states his intention to speak the truth, and warns that his account
of Socrates' singularities may not be fluent or orderly because of his condition.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/greek/project-gutenberg/symposium-jowett.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized rather than quoted.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: high
notes: The main actions and roles are explicit in the passage. Motif labels involving
available taxonomy are partly interpretive and require review; no passage-supported
external comparison claims were 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: |-
Extraction uses only the supplied passage and metadata. No external comparisons added.
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