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 = "Egyptian"

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Suggested facets: entity_type, category, cult_scope, evidence_confidence, inclusion_basis, earth_association_score, chthonic_flag

tradition 1

  • Egyptian · 6 ✖

entity_class 1

  • 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_EGY_DUAT Duat   Egyptian Netherworld/place power Sacred Place netherworld; afterlife; solar journey; judgment   Cosmological/geographic   A candidate_verified_name Egyptian sacred geography entity 5 1 0 Egyptian netherworld, modeled as a theological/geographic entity. abstraction
ENT_EGY_HEKA Heka   Egyptian Personified power Divine magic magic; the creative force; the barque crew   national   A candidate_verified_name Coffin Texts / Amduat 0 0 0 The deification of heka, magic itself — the primal creative force that even the gods wield. Paired with Sia (perception) and Hu (utterance); crews the solar barque. Cult role at Esna. abstraction
ENT_EGY_HU Hu   Egyptian Divine personification Abstraction utterance; command; creative speech   Textual/theological   B candidate_verified_name divine personification 0 0 0 Personification of authoritative divine utterance. abstraction
ENT_EGY_MAAT Maat   Egyptian Goddess/personification Abstraction truth; justice; cosmic order; judgment   Pan-Egyptian   A candidate_verified_name major personified principle 1 0 0 Personification and goddess of truth, justice, and cosmic order. abstraction
ENT_EGY_SHAI Shai   Egyptian Fate deity/personification Fate Deity fate; destiny; lifespan; allotment   Pan-Egyptian   A candidate_verified_name Egyptian fate deity 1 0 0 Egyptian personification/deity of fate or destiny. abstraction
ENT_EGY_SIA Sia   Egyptian Divine personification Wisdom Deity perception; divine knowledge; solar bark   Textual/theological   B candidate_verified_name divine personification 0 0 0 Personification of perception and understanding. 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]);