Entities

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

entity_id
{'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name
{'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name
{'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition
{'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class
{'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type
{'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category
{'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
primary_domains
{'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence
{'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag
{'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note
{'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

6 rows where entity_class = "abstraction" and tradition = "Alawite"

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  • abstraction · 6 ✖
entity_id ▼ canonical_name greek_name tradition entity_type category primary_domains tags cult_scope primary_period evidence_confidence review_status inclusion_basis earth_association_score chthonic_flag serpent_flag short_note entity_class
ENT_ALW_AYN_MIM_SIN_DOCTRINE Ayn-Mim-Sin (the trinitarian formula)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine theology,trinity,initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested core doctrine: the AMS confession encoding the triad Ma'na-Ism-Bab (Ali-Muhammad-Salman), recited as the foundational creed of the initiated (Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002). abstraction
ENT_ALW_BAB al-Bab (the Gate)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle gate,mediation,initiation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle: the Gate, third hypostasis emanated from the Name, the mediator of esoteric knowledge, borne by Salman in the Muhammadan cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_ISM al-Ism (the Name)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle name,veil,manifestation   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle: the Name, the second hypostasis emanated from the Ma'na, the veil of manifestation, borne by Muhammad in the Muhammadan cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_MANA al-Ma'na (the Meaning)   Alawite Divine principle/person Divine principle divine essence,meaning,supreme principle   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrinal principle (Halm 1982; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002): the hidden divine essence/Meaning, the first hypostasis of the triad, embodied in each cycle by Ali. abstraction
ENT_ALW_SEVEN_CYCLES The Seven Cycles of Manifestation (al-Adwar al-Sab'a)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine cyclical manifestation,cosmology,history   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrine (Halm 1982; Bar-Asher & Kofsky 2002): the Ma'na manifests through seven historical cycles, each with its own Ism and Bab, culminating in the Ali-Muhammad-Salman (Muhammadan) cycle. abstraction
ENT_ALW_TAQAMMUS Tanasukh / Taqammus (transmigration of souls)   Alawite Doctrine Doctrine soul,reincarnation,eschatology   devotional   B candidate_verified_name Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release) 0 0 0 Attested doctrine: belief in the transmigration/metempsychosis of souls (taqammus), tied to the cyclical descent of the divine and the moral state of the initiate (Friedman 2010). abstraction

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CREATE TABLE "entities" (
   [entity_id] TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
   [canonical_name] TEXT,
   [greek_name] TEXT,
   [tradition] TEXT,
   [entity_type] TEXT,
   [category] TEXT,
   [primary_domains] TEXT,
   [tags] TEXT,
   [cult_scope] TEXT,
   [primary_period] TEXT,
   [evidence_confidence] TEXT,
   [review_status] TEXT,
   [inclusion_basis] TEXT,
   [earth_association_score] INTEGER,
   [chthonic_flag] INTEGER,
   [serpent_flag] INTEGER,
   [short_note] TEXT,
   [entity_class] TEXT REFERENCES [entity_class]([class_id])
);
CREATE INDEX [idx_entities_entity_class]
    ON [entities] ([entity_class]);